Introduced diploma thesis John Heartfield's stay in Czechoslovakia 1933-1938 deals with artistic creation and stay of the origin German artist John Heartfield in Prague from 1933 till 1938 which had become his haven after Hitler's after Hitler's takeover of power. This thesis analyses Heartfield's work in Czechoslovakia, from creating photomonages and political caricatures, which he was publishing in workers newspapers, Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung and Volks-Illustrierte, move of berliner publisher The Malik to Prague, participation in the Oskar Kokoschka Bund, to book covers for Czech publishers or his participations in Prague exhibitions like International exhibition caricatures and humour or International exhibition of photography. Provided historical-cultural analysis also examines other Heartfield's activities linked with his Prague stay. These are his relationship to Czechoslovakia formed by artistic, social and working contacts with Czech leftist orientated intellectuals and artists and reflections his works in Czech environment. Heartfields fruitful stay in Czechoslovakia was ended in a hurry thanks to occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and by his moving into exile in London.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:340352 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Donné, Tereza |
| Contributors | Lahoda, Vojtěch, Rakušanová, Marie |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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