John Heartfield

John Heartfield (June 19, 1891 - April 26, 1968) is the anglicised name of the German photomontage artist Helmut Herzfeld.

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June 19 - 1891 - April 26 - 1968 - Photomontage

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In 1918 Heartfield joined the Berlin Dada Club and the Communist Party of Germany. He was dismissed from the military film service on account of his support for the strike following the assassination of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. With George Grosz he founded Die Pleite, a satirical magazine. After meeting Bertolt Brecht, who was to have a profound influence on his art, Heartfield developed photomontage into a form of political and artistic representation.

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1918 - Berlin Dada Club - Communist Party of Germany - Karl Liebknecht - Rosa Luxemburg - George Grosz - Die Pleite - Bertolt Brecht - Photomontage

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After the Nazi takeover in Germany, Heartfield relocated to Czechoslovakia in 1933, and in 1938, fearing an invasion by Germany, Heartfield left for England. He returned to East Germany in 1954.

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Czechoslovakia - 1933 - 1938 - England - East Germany - 1954

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