biography of John HEARTFIELD (1891-1968)
Personal data
Birth : 06/19/1891 - Berlin, Germany
Death : 04/26/1968 - Berlin, Germany
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Germany
Education
1907 – 1911 : Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule (Poster Design) – Munich, Germany
Professional data
Work and Life
1951:Moved back to Germany in east-Berlin
1938:Moved to London, England
1934:Moved to Tchecolosvaquia after having lost his german nationality
1918:Participated to Dada
1916:Changed his name because of Imperialist Germany Hostility
1915:Army and meet Grosz, Germany
1913:Moved to Berlin where he made contact with avant-garde circles, Germany
1912:First job in a printing works in Mannheim, Germany
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting :
Print-Multiple : Poster
Photography : Photomontage
Subject
society problemsArtistic periods
1919 : First Photomontages, Germany1919-1921 : "Family", drawings in the manner of Grosz, Germany