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Clément Moreau
Joseph Carl Meffert (26 March 1903 in Koblenz, Germany – 27 December 1988 in Sirnach, Switzerland), better known by his ''nom de plume'' Clément Moreau, was a politically and socially conscious graphic designer and artist. His best-known work is the wordless novel ''Night over Germany''. Personal life Josef Carl Meffert was born out-of-wedlock in Koblenz, Germany on 26 March 1903. After a difficult childhood, he spent 1914 to 1918 in two hospitals in Westphalia. In 1927, he moved to Berlin, where he came into contact with Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Orlik, Heinrich Vogeler, Otto Nagel and John Heartfield, among others. Thanks in part to their encouragement, Meffert produced his first graphic works, as well as book and magazine illustrations for the workers' press. A passionate relationship developed with Sonja Marchlewska, the wife of Heinrich Vogeler, who had referred the then drug addict to Käthe Kollwitz. He went into exile in Argentina in 1935, where he worked at the Argent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clément Moreau (1979) By Erling Mandelmann - 2
Joseph Carl Meffert (26 March 1903 in Koblenz, Germany – 27 December 1988 in Sirnach, Switzerland), better known by his ''nom de plume'' Clément Moreau, was a politically and socially conscious graphic designer and artist. His best-known work is the wordless novel ''Night over Germany''. Personal life Josef Carl Meffert was born out-of-wedlock in Koblenz, Germany on 26 March 1903. After a difficult childhood, he spent 1914 to 1918 in two hospitals in Westphalia. In 1927, he moved to Berlin, where he came into contact with Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Orlik, Heinrich Vogeler, Otto Nagel and John Heartfield, among others. Thanks in part to their encouragement, Meffert produced his first graphic works, as well as book and magazine illustrations for the workers' press. A passionate relationship developed with Sonja Marchlewska, the wife of Heinrich Vogeler, who had referred the then drug addict to Käthe Kollwitz. He went into exile in Argentina in 1935, where he worked at the Arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koblenz
Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military post by Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusus around 8 B.C. Its name originates from the Latin ', meaning "(at the) confluence". The actual confluence is today known as the "Deutsches Eck, German Corner", a symbol of the unification of Germany that features an Emperor William monuments, equestrian statue of Emperor William I. The city celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 1992. It ranks in population behind Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein to be the third-largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its usual-residents' population is 112,000 (as at 2015). Koblenz lies in a narrow flood plain between high hill ranges, some reaching mountainous height, and is served by an express rail and autobahn network. It is part of the populous Rhineland. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirnach
Sirnach is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Geography Sirnach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 9.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 7.5%. Out of the forested land, 22.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wordless Novel
The wordless novel is a narrative genre that uses sequences of captionless pictures to tell a story. As artists have often made such books using woodcut and other relief printing techniques, the terms woodcut novel or novel in woodcuts are also used. The genre flourished primarily in the 1920s and 1930s and was most popular in Germany. The wordless novel has its origin in the German Expressionist movement of the early 20th century. The typically socialist work drew inspiration from medieval woodcuts and used the awkward look of that medium to express angst and frustration at social injustice. The first such book was the Belgian Frans Masereel's ''25 Images of a Man's Passion'', published in 1918. The German Otto Nückel and other artists followed Masereel's example. Lynd Ward brought the genre to the United States in 1929 when he produced , which inspired other American wordless novels and a parody in 1930 by cartoonist Milt Gross with ''He Done Her Wrong''. Following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westphalia
Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the region is almost identical with the historic Province of Westphalia, which was a part of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1918 and the Free State of Prussia from 1918 to 1946. In 1946, Westphalia merged with North Rhine, another former part of Prussia, to form the newly created state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1947, the state with its two historic parts was joined by a third one: Lippe, a former principality and free state. The seventeen districts and nine independent cities of Westphalia and the single district of Lippe are members of the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (''Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe''). Previous to the formation of Westphalia as a province of Prussia and later state part of North Rhine-Westphalia, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz ( born as Schmidt; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including ''The Weavers'' and ''The Peasant War'', depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class. Despite the realism of her early works, her art is now more closely associated with Expressionism. Kollwitz was the first woman not only to be elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts but also to receive honorary professor status. Life and work Youth Kollwitz was born in Königsberg, Prussia, as the fifth child in her family. Her father, Karl Schmidt, was a radical Social democrat who became a mason and house builder. Her mother, Katherina Schmidt, was the daughter of Julius Rupp, a Lutheran pastor who was expelled from the official Evangelical State Church and founded an independent congregation. Her education and her art were greatly influenced by her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Orlík
Emil Orlik (21 July 1870 – 28 September 1932) was a painter, etcher and lithographer. He was born in Prague, which was at that time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and lived and worked in Prague, Austria and Germany. Biography Emil Orlik was the son of a tailor. He first studied art at the private art school of Heinrich Knirr, where one of his fellow pupils was Paul Klee. From 1891, he studied at the Munich Academy under Wilhelm Lindenschmit. Later he learned engraving from Johann Leonhard Raab and proceeded to experiment with various printmaking processes. After performing his military service in Prague, he returned to Munich, where he worked for the magazine '' Jugend''. He spent most of 1898, travelling through Europe, visiting the Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium, and Paris. During this time he became aware of Japanese art, and the impact it was having in Europe, and decided to visit Japan to learn woodcut techniques. He left for Asia in March 1900, stopping off in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Vogeler
Heinrich Vogeler (December 12, 1872 – June 14, 1942) was a German painter, designer, and architect, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Early life He was born in Bremen, and studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1890–95. His artistic studies during this period included visits to Belgium and Italy. Vogeler was a central member of the original artist colony in Worpswede, which he joined in 1894. In 1895 Vogeler bought a cottage there and planted many birch trees around it, which gave the house its new name: Barkenhoff (Low German for Birkenhof, or "birch tree cottage"). In 1901, he married Martha Schröder. He made book illustrations in an art nouveau style, and executed decorative paintings for the town hall of Bremen shortly before traveling to Ceylon in 1906. During a trip to Łódź, he studied Maxim Gorky's works, which resulted in the development of a deep sympathy for the working class. This feeling reached further heights when he saw life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Nagel
Otto Nagel (27 September 1894 – 12 July 1967) was a German painter, graphic designer and long-time head of the Berlin Academy of Arts who was one of the most prolific artists of East Germany. Life Born at Berlin-Wedding, Nagel was the son of a carpenter and social democrat. After completing his basic schooling he briefly entered into an apprenticeship with a stained glass painter, but soon broke this off. In 1912 he joined the Social Democratic Party. He was a conscientious objector during the First World War, and was imprisoned for refusing to serve. After the war he first began to paint after being exposed to the work of August Macke. He gradually became a staunch communist, joining the Communist Party of Germany in 1920. Throughout the 1920s he was very active in the Berlin art scene, becoming acquainted with Käthe Kollwitz, El Lissitzky, and many other notables. He became secretary of the Workers International Relief, and in 1922 he co-founded the "Artist's Relief" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Heartfield
John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld; 19 June 1891 – 26 April 1968) was a 20th century German visual artist who pioneered the use of art as a political weapon. Some of his most famous photomontages were anti-Nazi and anti-fascist statements. Heartfield also created book jackets for book authors, such as Upton Sinclair, as well as stage sets for contemporary playwrights, such as Bertolt Brecht and Erwin Piscator. Biography Early life, education and work John Heartfield was born Helmut Herzfeld on 19 June 1891 in Berlin-Schmargendorf, Berlin under the German Empire. His father was Franz Herzfeld, a socialist writer, and his mother was Alice (née Stolzenburg), a textile worker and political activist. In 1899, Helmut, his brother Wieland, and sisters, Lotte and Hertha, were abandoned in the woods by their parents after Franz Herzfeld, was accused of blasphemy. His family had to flee to Switzerland. Later, they were deported to Austria. When their parents disappeared in 1899 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentinisches Tageblatt
''Argentinisches Tageblatt'' () is a German-language weekly newspaper published every Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina. History The newspaper was founded by a Swiss immigrant from Bern, Johann Alemann, and his son, Moritz, in 1878. It was first published as the ''Argentinisches Wochenblatt''. Together with his other sons, Theodor and Ernst, Alemann then inaugurated a daily newspaper, ''Argentinisches Tageblatt'', in 1889. The weekly ''Wochenblatt'' appeared as a weekend section of the newspaper until 1967. In 1981, despite its name, the ''Argentinisches Tageblatt'' was changed to a weekly newspaper. The ''Argentinisches Tageblatt'' was one of the many newspapers banned by the Nazis during the period of the Third Reich. Possession of the paper was forbidden throughout the territory of the Third Reich while Hitler was in power, due to the progressive stance adopted by editor-in-chief Ernesto Alemann. After the military coup of 1976 the publication supported the new authorities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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