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Q: art in nazi germany ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: art in nazi germany
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Visual Arts
Asked by: ferker-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 28 Jul 2004 00:37 PDT
Expires: 27 Aug 2004 00:37 PDT
Question ID: 380124
Which month in 1939 did the nazis burn 'degenerate' paintings?
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Subject: Re: art in nazi germany
Answered By: livioflores-ga on 28 Jul 2004 01:07 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi ferker!!

Thank you for asking to Google Answers!!

On March 20th, 1939, 1,004 paintings and 3,825 watercolours, drawings,
and graphic works were burned in the courtyard of the fire station in
Berlin by the Degenerate Art Commission.

For more references about the background history visit the following pages:
"Entartete Kunst":
http://www.olinda.com/ArtAndIdeas/lectures/ArtWeDontLike/entarteteKunst.htm

"Degenerate Art":
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/arts/artDegen.htm

"The Exhibition Of Degenerate Art":
http://www.portal-ns.com/thecensure/art6.htm

"Degenerate Art":
http://stevenlehrer.com/degenerate_art.htm

"Degenerate art (Entartete Kunst)":
This is a page with links to "articles on the exhibition,
reproductions of artworks (may take a while to download), essays on
avant-garde art (particularly German expressionism) and some material
on propaganda and Nazi art."
http://pers-www.wlv.ac.uk/~bu1895/degenerate_art.htm


Search strategy:
"Entartete Kunst" exhibition
"Entartete Kunst"


I hope that this helps you. Feel free to request for a clarification
if it is needed.


Regards.
livioflores-ga
ferker-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Exactly what I needed - thenk you!!

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