Nazi officials at the Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung (color)
Creator(s)
- Agentur Karl Hoeffkes
Scope and Content
AGFA 1940. Officials gather outside the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich for the Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung [Great German Art Exhibition] which took place from July 16 to October 15, 1939. 00:02:06 Otto Nippold, NSDAP Gauleiter in München-Oberbayern, smiling, before other officials in uniform. Gauleiter Adolf Wagner (in brown uniform at 00:02:16) gestures and speaks with other officials, woman in flowered dress and hat. Spectators gather for the occasion. Nippold walks on red carpet. 00:02:40 Nippold with NSKK-Obergruppenfuehrer Helmuth Oldenbourg (in brown uniform), Fuehrer of Motorgruppe Hochland. More close shots of the Nazi officials, with crowds, traffic in BG.
Note(s)
The Great German Art Exhibitions were of central importance for the Nazi policy of art and culture. They demonstrated both the self-image of the ‘Third Reich’ as a nation of culture and the artistic concept of the Nazis. According to the catalogue from 1937, only artistic “peak performances” that “give expression to the greatness of the new era, born from blood and soil, from national socialist attitude and ideology” should be put on display. In total, 12,550 art works (sculpture, paintings and drawings) were offered for sale during the eight exhibitions from 1937 to 1944. Landscape, genre paintings, still lifes, portraits and small sculptures were the prevalent items. Although only a minor number of the works openly functioned as propaganda, all pieces were aligned with the regime’s ideology. Many works were purchased by members of the Nazi elite but a large number were also bought by private collectors.
Subjects
- ARMBANDS
- WOMEN
- EXHIBITIONS
- ART
- NAZI OFFICIALS
- UNIFORMS
Places
- Munich, Germany
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.