-Tate Publishing (2015)-. Collection catalogue. First edition first printing 2015. 176 pages. Illustrated mainly in colour. Cloth in dustjacket. Fine. As new. This large-format overview of the work of John Heartfield draws on the superlative collections of the Academie der Kunst, Berlin, and the David King collection at Tate Modern. Born in Berlin in 1891, Heartfield, along with George Grosz, is widely considered to have invented photomontage, a technique of cutting up and manipulating photographs. During the 1930s Heartfield s engagement with this medium produced some of the most visually arresting and politically hard-hitting artwork of the twentieth century, appropriating the widely-circulated propaganda of the time to create its total antithesis. John Heartfield began his career as a graphic designer for his brother s legendary publishing house Malik Verlag, at which time he also joined the German Communist Party for whom he created many satirical posters. However, his pre-eminence in photomontage was confirmed by the work he produced for the Communist weekly AIZ and Volks Illustrierte, creating 237 photomontages between 1930 and 1937. In his own words, he used laughter as a devastating weapon to target the Nazi regime of violence and demagogy, but this in turn made he himself a target for Nazi scorn and censorship. In 1933 much of his work was destroyed when the Gestapo ransacked his studio, and the ensuing years saw him flee in exile around Europe where he continued ...

London: Tate Publishing, Date: 2015. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 175 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy. Includes an insightful essay and more than 150 full-color reproductions of Heartfield's work. Record # 353408 2015. Tate Publishing ISBN 1849761841 9781849761840 [US]

London: Tate Publishing, Date: 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This lavishly illustrated, large-format survey of his work, the most authoritative yet published, draws on the superlative collections of the Academie der Kunst, Berlin, and the David King collection at Tate Modern. Including more than 150 full-colour reproductions of Heartfield's powerful work, both in its original and printed forms, as well as documentary photographs and recollections from Heartfield's surviving family members, the book features a lively introduction by David King, as well as illuminating short texts on many of the works. 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm. First edition, first printing. Black cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. 2015. Tate Publishing ISBN 1849761841 9781849761840 [GB]

Tate Gallery, Date: 2015. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. XL. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 176 pages, with a great many full page, full color reproductions of Mr. Heartfield's work in oversize format. Many anti-Nazi posters, Dada works, work for the German Communist Party, etc. 2015. Tate Gallery ISBN 1849761841 9781849761840 [US]

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