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Artists Under Hitler: Collaboration and Survival in Nazi Germany Hardcover – November 25, 2014

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A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany

“What are we to make of those cultural figures, many with significant international reputations, who tried to find accommodation with the Nazi regime?” Jonathan Petropoulos asks in this exploration of some of the most acute moral questions of the Third Reich. In his nuanced analysis of prominent German artists, architects, composers, film directors, painters, and writers who rejected exile, choosing instead to stay during Germany’s darkest period, Petropoulos shows how individuals variously dealt with the regime’s public opposition to modern art. His findings explode the myth that all modern artists were anti-Nazi and all Nazis anti-modernist.

Artists Under Hitler closely examines cases of artists who failed in their attempts to find accommodation with the Nazi regime (Walter Gropius, Paul Hindemith, Gottfried Benn, Ernst Barlach, Emil Nolde) as well as others whose desire for official acceptance was realized (Richard Strauss, Gustaf Gründgens, Leni Riefenstahl, Arno Breker, Albert Speer). Collectively these ten figures illuminate the complex cultural history of Nazi Germany, while individually they provide haunting portraits of people facing excruciating choices and grave moral questions.

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“A persuasive, nuanced, and surprising picture of German culture under the Nazis.”—Kirkus Reviews

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“Absorbing.”—Robert Fulford, National Post (Canada)

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“Fascinating . . . Artists Under Hitler successfully manages to add some grey to the generally black-and-white conversation about Nazis and art.”—William O’Connor, Daily Beast

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About the Author

Jonathan Petropoulos is John V. Croul Professor of European History, Claremont McKenna College, and author of several books on culture in the Third Reich. He is former Research Director for Art and Cultural Property, Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States. He lives in Claremont, CA.

Hardcover: 424 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press; First Edition /First Printing edition (November 25, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300197470
ISBN-13: 978-0300197471
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
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- #1926 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Artists, Architects & Photographers
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To collaborate or not?

ByPaul Gelmanon February 21, 2015

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This is a very interesting book, which deconstructs the works of many famous artists who had been working in Nazi German during the years 1933-1945. There were , of course, collaborators and those who were opposed to the brutal and murderous regime. Sometimes the reader gets the feeling that the author admires some of those artists, especially Leni Riefenstahl. Plus the fact that , as previoulsy mentioned by others, there are some factual errors concerning Richard Strauss .However, the point made in this book shows very clearly that things were not black or white and there were some artists who to this day are controversial when passing a verdict of culpability on them. All in all, the author has done a very good job in explaining and discussing his subject.

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Artists in Nazi Germany

ByMichael Driscollon January 14, 2015

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Superior analysis of the Nazi control of the arts and artists.
Author also describes German Expressionism and the lengths they went to destroy this period.
It was interesting to read about artists who collaborated and those who resisted
The chapter on Leni Reisenfahl was fascinating especially after seeing a documentary in which she clearly was prevaricating about her relationships with both Hitler and the upper echelon of the Nazi Propogada and Cultural Ministries

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Factual errors in the Strauss chapter...

ByRobert Devereauxon February 13, 2015

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Mixed feelings so far. I too bought this primarily for information on Richard Strauss, though I will read with fascination the other chapters as well. Another error in the Strauss chapter (other than referencing a nonexistent Requiem, called out in another review) is that Die Liebe der Danae, a three-act opera, is referred to as a symphony. So, grains of salt shall be at hand for the rest of the book.

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ByKaren L. Tayloron July 27, 2016

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Gave it to a Friend who found it fascinating.

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ByD. LaBonteon September 12, 2015

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Interesting but Read with Caution

ByDavid Andersonon December 18, 2014

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I read the chapter on Richard Strauss, which was my main reason for getting the book, and there's a major nonsensical error at the end of the chapter. Strauss did not leave a "Requiem" in manuscript, performed after his death by Furtwaengler. The author is obviously referring to the Four Last Songs. University presses don't use fact checkers but it's remarkable that no one along the line at Yale UP caught this. He also references Michael Kater's 2000 book extensively, which was also found to have factual errors in its discussion of Strauss, and I hope this author knew that.

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ByTodd Youngon April 6, 2015

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A very insightful examination of artists who chose to stay in Germany during the reign of Hitler.

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And he pulls it off beautifully. Leni Riefenstahl buffs will especially enjoy his presentation ...

ByMartin C.on December 4, 2014

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This is a visually stunning, fascinating account of the Nazi cultural vanguard, including Albert Speer, Arno Breker, Richard Strauss, Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde and others who accommodated the regime, and in some cases directly participated in the regime's crimes. These ten compelling portraits reveal the aesthetic and moral dilemmas that artists grappled with in the Third Reich (and after). Petropoulos, the #1 historian of Nazi art plundering and restitution, is among the few qualified to produce such a critical study. And he pulls it off beautifully. Leni Riefenstahl buffs will especially enjoy his presentation of this disturbingly "modern woman."

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