John Heartfield
Also known as Helmut Herzfeld, Helmut Herzfelde, G'on Harṭfild, Herzfelde Heartfield, Dzhon Khartfilʹd, Helmuth Herzfelde, Helmuth Heartfield, John (born Helmut Herzfelde) Heartfield
German artist (1891–1968)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 19 June 1891
- Died
- 26 April 1968
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Am Grabe Lenins
- Germany's road to democracy
- Birds of the grey wind
- Die goldne Kette, oder, Die Sage von der Freiheit der Kunst
- Der Bankier reitet über das Schlachtfeld
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,201x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,536x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to John Heartfield, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld; 19 June 1891 – 26 April 1968) was a 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. In 1916 Heartfield, his brother Wieland Herzfelde and George Grosz founded the Malik-Verlag through which they published most of their work.
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