Heartfield, John |
PHOTOGRAPHER, SCENERY BUILDER (GERMANY) |
BORN 19 Jun 1891, Schmargendorf (near Berlin) - DIED 19 Aug 1968, London BIRTH NAME Herzfelde, Helmut Franz Joseph GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Dorotheenstädtischen Friedhof, Chausseestrasse (CH-9-23 (Ehrengrab, 3. Weg, li., re. S.)) |
Helmut Herzfelde studied in Munich (1907-1911) and in Berlin (1912-1914). In 1916 he decided to use the name Heartfield, thus criticising the anti-British sentiments in Germany. He was part of the Dada scene in Berlin and involved with the Communist Party. Together with Georg Grosz he founded the satirical magazine "Die Pleite". He developed photomontage into a form of art. In 1933 he left Germany for Czechoslovakia where he worked for communist papers. Fearing a German invasion he moved to England in 1938. He lived in Hampstead. After the War he returned to Germany and settled in East Berlin. Related persons cooperated with Griebel, Otto |
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Sources Baedeker Berlin, Baedeker Verlag, Stuttgart, 1994 Berlin Dorotheenstädtischen Friedhof, Berlin Schilderkunst van A tot Z, REBO, Lisse, 1990 Steckner, Cornelius, Museum Friedhof, Bedeutende Grabmäler in Berlin, Stapp Verlag, Berlin, 1984 John Heartfield - Wikipedia (EN) |