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Warum Adolf Hitler kein Kunstler geworden ist / Andryczuk, Hartmut, editor ; Heyl B ; Dencker KP ; Becker D ; Knistoff F ; Olbrich JO ; Beuczweski M ; Zielke O ; Lohr H ; Sorgel H ; Garnier P ; Warnke U ; Andryczuk H., 1996

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Identifier: CC-27406-28449

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Scope and Contents

The title of this book in English is "Why Adolf Hitler has not become an Artist." Each of the contributing artists/poets answers this question with one or more drawings or poems. For example, Olbrich writes a sentence,"? -- It's a true story." Garnier provides three ink drawings of caricatures of Hitler that focus on his prominent facial features, his moustache and hair swept to one side. They are captioned, espressionismus, Hil Heitler, and entartete Kunst. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + 10 pages (printed, painted additions) + 2 pages (printed, ink, ink colored, magic marker) + 4 pages (painted) + 3 pages (postcards, letraset, graphite, handwriting) + 2 pages (graphite, handwriting) + 4 pages (collaged, paper, letraset) + 3 drawings (ink, handwriting) + 24 pages (photocopied) + drawing (ink, paint) + drawing (paint) + 3 drawings (ink, ink colored, handwriting) + page (envelope, collaged) + envelope contents (paper, printed fragments) + page (photocopied, ink, handwriting) in covers (collaged, newsprint)) ; 29.6 x 21 x 1.5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Berlin, Germany : Hybriden Verlag. Signed by: several contributors. Nationality of creator: German. General: About 22 total copies. About 4 number copy. General: Added by: RED; updated by: BARB.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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