Sculpture of a discus thrower used to teach racial science in Nazi Germany
Archival History
The sculpture was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Deutsches Hygiene Museum in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (East Germany.)
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Deutsches Hygiene Museum in der DDR
Scope and Content
Statue of a man preparing to throw a discus used at The Deutsches Hygiene Museum in der DDR where exhibitions and the teaching of racial and eugenic theories originated during the Third Reich.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Figure sculpture of a youth in athletic shorts and a sleeveless shirt with his right arm extended backward as he prepares to throw the discus in his hand.
Subjects
- Nazi propaganda--Germany--Pictorial works.
- Racism--Germany--Pictorial works.
- National socialism and science--Germany--Pictorial works.
- Athletes in art--Pictorial works.
- Race discrimination--Germany--History--20th century.
- Fascism and education--Germany--History--20th century.
Genre
- Art
- Object
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