John Heartfield
Werkzeug in Gottes Hand? Spielzeung in Thyssens Hand!

Werkzeug in Gottes Hand? Spielzeung in Thyssens Hand!

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Werkzeug in Gottes Hand? Spielzeung in Thyssens Hand!
Werkzeug in Gottes Hand? Spielzeung in Thyssens Hand!
ArtistGerman, 1891–1968
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Werkzeug in Gottes Hand? Spielzeung in Thyssens Hand!
  • Instrument in God's hand? Plaything in Thyssen's hand!
DateAugust 10, 1933
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 number82.59.299
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Bevan O. Davies Photography Books, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition HistoryPresentation House Gallery, Vancouver, September 23, 1988–December 4, 1988.

"Camera as Weapon: Worker Photography Between the Wars," Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, August 28–October 20, 1991.

"MashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture," Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada, February 13–June 12, 2016.

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