John Heartfield
Ob schwarz ob weiss - im Kampf vereint!

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

Ob schwarz ob weiss - im Kampf vereint!
Black or White - In Struggle United

Date1931

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 number82.59.242

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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