Artists Under Hitler : Collaboration and Survival in Nazi Germany / Jonathan Petropoulos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petropoulos, Jonathan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National socialism and art.

Arts, German--20th century.

Arts, German.

Artists--Germany--Social conditions--20th century.

Artists.

Germany--Social conditions--20th century.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany "What are we to make of those cultural figures, many with significant international reputations, who tried to find accommodation with the Nazi regime?" Jonathan Petropoulos asks in this exploration of some of the most acute moral questions of the Third Reich. In his nuanced analysis of prominent German artists, architects, composers, film directors, painters, and writers who rejected exile, choosing instead to stay during Germany's darkest period, Petropoulos shows how individuals variously dealt with the regime's public opposition to modern art. His findings explode the myth that all modern artists were anti-Nazi and all Nazis anti-modernist. Artists Under Hitler closely examines cases of artists who failed in their attempts to find accommodation with the Nazi regime (Walter Gropius, Paul Hindemith, Gottfried Benn, Ernst Barlach, Emil Nolde) as well as others whose desire for official acceptance was realized (Richard Strauss, Gustaf Gründgens, Leni Riefenstahl, Arno Breker, Albert Speer). Collectively these ten figures illuminate the complex cultural history of Nazi Germany, while individually they provide haunting portraits of people facing excruciating choices and grave moral questions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

ONE. "The Summer of Art" and Beyond

TWO. The Pursuit of Accommodation

THREE. Accommodation Realized

Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-21061-2

OCLC:

894507010