These artists used easily-reproducible media to capture the sometimes harsh realities of life in the Weimar Republic.
1918–1939 C.E.
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László Moholy-Nagy, Photogram
László Moholy-Nagy's Photogram forces the viewer to question what a photograph is.
Gertrud Arndt, Self-Portrait with Veil
Arndt’s choice to pose among so many textures, clothes, and props suggests she was aware of the power of photography to interrogate gender roles.
August Sander, Portraits
Sander documented German people from all walks of life, but the goals of his project remain unclear.
Umbo, The Roving Reporter
A Czech journalist is depicted as a collage of modern technology. What would Umbo make of our 21st-century tech?
Käthe Kollwitz, In Memoriam Karl Liebknecht
Known for her emotionally laden prints, here Kollwitz memorializes a lost Communist leader.
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