John Heartfield
Das tote Parlament

Artist John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968)German, 1891–1968

PublisherPublished by Communist Workers Party of Germany (publishing activities c. 1921–1936)publishing activities c. 1921–1936

CultureGerman

Titles

Das tote Parlament
The Dead Parliment

Date1930

MediumRotogravure

DimensionsApprox. 15 1/8 × 11 1/8 inches (Approx. 38.2 × 28.0 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein

Object number82.59.210

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance[Bevan O. Davies Photography Books, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition HistoryNo exhibition title, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, September 23– December 4, 1988.

"The Art of Resistance: Photomontages by John Heartfield," Holocaust Museum, Houston, March 7– June 1, 2004.

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