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Käthe Kollwitz : a retrospective / Starr Figura, with Maggie Hire ; contributions by Kirsty Bell, Dorothy Price, and Sarah Rapoport.
Fine Arts Library N6888.K62 A4 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Figura, Starr, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kollwitz, Käthe, 1867-1945--Exhibitions.
- Kollwitz, Käthe.
- Kollwitz, Käthe, 1867-1945--Criticism and interpretation.
- Kollwitz, Käthe, 1867-1945--Themes, motives.
- Art, German--19th century--Exhibitions.
- Art, German.
- Art, German--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Women artists--Germany.
- Women artists.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 247 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 2024.
- Summary:
- "In the early decades of the twentieth century, when many artists were experimenting with the language of abstraction and the leading figures were almost exclusively men, Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945) achieved unlikely renown for her figurative prints focusing on the hardships of women and the working class. Convinced that printed art was the most effective organ of social criticism, she developed into one of history's most outstanding graphic artists. This catalogue traces the development of Kollwitz's career from the 1890s until her death in 1945, showcasing approximately 120 rarely seen examples of her work in prints, drawings, and sculpture. In addition to highlighting the unprecedented way that Kollwitz asserted the female point of view as a necessary and powerful agent for change, the publication also explores her intensive, eversearching creative process. Essays examine crucial aspects of Kollwitz's art, career, and legacy, including her professional life and connections in Berlin, her groundbreaking approach to the subject of women's grief, and her work's reception in the US"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Käthe Kollwitz: An Introduction / Starr Figura
- The Shadow of Death: Maternal Grief in the Art of Käthe Kollwitz / Dorothy Price
- Käthe Kollwitz: For Greater Berlin / Kirsty Bell
- "Soul of the Century": Käthe Kollwitz's American Afterlives / Sarah Rapoport.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography (pages 236-243).
- Local Notes:
- Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Käthe Kollwitz" at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 31-July 20,2024.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781633451612
- 1633451615
- OCLC:
- 1429711682
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