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Item Number: 109328
Title: FRANZ RADZIWILL and the Contradictions of German Art History, 1919-45
Author: van Dyke, James A
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9780472116287
Description: Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2010. 26cm., hardcover, 336pp., 56 b/w photos, 4 color photos. Publisher's summary : The term Nazi art conjures up heroically posed, square-jawed soldiers, blonde German girls, and traditional peasant scenes. While these associations are not entirely wrong, the relationship between modern German art and National Socialism is considerably more complex than has generally been understood. In Franz Radziwill and the Contradictions of German Art History, 1919-45, James van Dyke tells the story of a well-known modern artist who regarded modernity and civilization with deep ambivalence during the 1920s and then for a time became a strong supporter of National Socialism. Radziwill's art, politics, and career are embedded in the debates about the definition of German art and state art policy in and after Hitler's rise. Challenging the monolithic view of "the Nazis," this book details how a painter could be championed by certain powerful National Socialists and be seen as a "degenerate" artist by others, how he could criticize the state and yet fight for the Fatherland, and how the unevenness of Hitler's state could foster hope and resistance even in a man who ultimately was deeply distressed by events. (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
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