Kathe Kollwitz and the Women of War - Femininity, Identity, and Art in Germany during World Wars I and II (Paperback)

The art of German printmaker and sculptor Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945) is famously empathetic; Kollwitz imbued her prints, drawings, and sculpture with eloquent and often painful commentary on the human condition, especially the horrors of war. This insightful book, the first English-language catalogue on Kollwitz in more than two decades, offers the singular opportunity to examine her work against the tumultuous backdrop of World Wars I and II. The societal cost of war became an enduring subject for Kollwitz after her youngest son died on the battlefield in Flanders in 1914. She dedicated much of the remainder of her career to creating images that questioned the efficacy of war, exposed its devastation, and promoted peace. The essays discuss the motifs she developed in this pursuit-young widows, grieving parents alongside maternal figures that serve as defenders, guardians, activists, and mourners-within the context of German visual culture from 1914 to 1945.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2016
Editors:	Claire C. Whitner
Contributors:	Claire C. Whitner • Henriette Kets de Vries • Darcy Buerkle • Anjeana Hans • Joseph McVeigh • Annette Seeler
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-21999-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, First World War to 1960 > General
LSN:	0-300-21999-7
Barcode:	9780300219999

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