Look at the People!: The New Objectivity "Type" Portrait in the Weimar Period, (Hardcover)

The search for "the face of the era" how typology influenced art of the Weimar Republic and beyond

In Weimar Germany, portraits by New Objectivity artists such as Otto Dix, George Grosz, Jeanne Mammen and Hanna Nagel were a testimony to the fascination with "types." This volume explores their relevance from the 1920s to the present day, underscoring the dilemma of stereotyping individuals.