Artist: John Heartfield (1891 - 1968)
Nationality: German
Movement: Dadaism
Media: Engraving
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Biography:
John Heartfield was a leading designer, painter, and journalist of the Dada movement in Berlin. He mostly remembered for pioneering and mastering the art of photomontage. His work is often an attack on German nationalism, militarism and Nazism, a cause that was fueled by the First World War. During this time, he anglicized his name from Helmut Herzfelde as an additional form of protest. After receiving difficulty from the Nazis because of his work, he left for London in 1938 and produced designs for Penguin Books. In 1950, Heartfield returned to Berlin and died in his native city.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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John Steuart Curry - John Brown 1938 Lithograph Arkansas Arts Center American
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John Singleton Copley - John Gray 1766 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - Mrs. John Greene 1769 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John Vanderlyn - John Sudam 1829-1830 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - John Greene c. 1769 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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John Wollaston - John Stevens c. 1749-1752 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Johnston - John Peck c. 1795 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Smibert - Mrs. John Pitts 1735 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Durand - John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Hoppner - John Granville 1790-95 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art English
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John Durand - Mrs. John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Frazee - John Marshall 1834-35 marble Boston Athenaeum American
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John Sartain Portrait of John A. Sutter mezzotint 1850
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Charles Willson Peale - Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr. 1790 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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John Sartain John Calvin 19th century
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John Singleton Copley - Portrait of John Scollay 1764 black and white chal Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts American
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John R. Johnston - Mrs. John R. Johnston before 1857 salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John B. Neagle William Helmuth (or John Henry Helmuth) oil on canvas 1834
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John Singleton Copley - The Honorable John Erving c. 1774 oil on canvas Smith College Museum of Art American
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Portrait of a Man, Said to Be John Durham, ca. 1790 John Barry (British, active
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Artist: artist unknown Title: Tapestry Fragment of Virgin and St. John Date: about 1520 -
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John Wesley Jarvis - Commodore John Rodgers c. 1814 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - Colonel John Montresor c. 1771 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Dixon An Incantation Mezzotint 1773
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John Smibert John Nelson oil on canvas 1732
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John Smith Sir John Percival Bart Mezzotint 1704
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John Smith John Duke of Marlborough Mezzotint 1705
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John Hall King John, Act IV, Scene I 18th century
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John Trumbull - John Trumbull 1793 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John R. Johnston - John R. Johnston with Painting late 1850's salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art American
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H.B. (John Doyle) John Wilkes 18th - 19th century
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John Kay John Campbell of Blythewood Etching 1784
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Wilson The Elephant and the Bookseller, opposite page 45 in the book, Fables by John Gay (London: John Stockdale, 1793), Vol. 1 Engraving 1793
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W. Grainger The Baboon and the Poultry, opposite page 17 in the book, Fables by John Gay (London: John Stockdale, 1793), vol. 2 Engraving 1793
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John Smith John Lambert the Elder, (after same) mezzotint 17th - 18th century
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John Neagle - The Reverend John Albert Ryan 1825-1829 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Faber the Younger St. John, Apostle and Evangelist mezzotint 1754
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John Covert - John Covert's Father In His Pharmacy c. 1906 oil on cavnas Hirshhorn Museum American
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Gilbert Stuart - John Jay 1794 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Alice Neel - John 1980 lithograph on paper The Art Gallery University of Maryland
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John Stuart Curry John Brown Lithograph 1939
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William Strang John Bunyan, frontispiece portrait and first plate in the book The Pilgrim*s Progress by John Bunyan (London: John C. Nimmo, 1895) etching 1885
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John Neagle - Amy Taylor Dickson (Mrs. John Dickson) c. 1835 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Carter Portrait of John Carter at Work, frontispiece in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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Young John the Baptist; History Scene
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John Faber the Younger Portrait of John Taylor Mezzotint 17th - 18th century
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John James Audubon Douglass' Squirrel, a study for pl. 48 ofViviparous Quadripeds of North America by John James Audubon and Rev. John Bachman (New York: John James Audubon, 1845-1848) Watercolor, ink, graphite, and glaze on wove paper circa 1843
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Artist: John Smith and after Gottfned Kneller Title: John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave Date: 17th
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John Chester Buttre Portrait of John B. Webber engraving 19th - 20th century
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John Cochran John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent 19th century
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John Smith Portrait of John Egerton, Earl of Bridgwater Mezzotint 17th - 18th century
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John Cage Variations III 1992
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John Cage Plate arrangement cards for Dereau 1982
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William St. John Harper (sculpture) engraving 1889
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John Wootton The Owl and the Elephant, plate for Fable XLI on page 155 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Old Hen and the Cock, plate for Fable XX on page 76 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Lyon and the Cub, plate for Fable XIX on page 73 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Trumbull Philip Church oil on canvas 1784
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John White Alexander - Portrait of Mrs. John White Alexander 1902 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Paolo Veneziano - St. John the Baptist c. 1350 tempera on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Julia Margaret Cameron - Sir John Herschel 1867 albumen print from w Cleveland Museum of Art British
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Paolo Veneziano - St. John the Baptist c. 1350 tempera on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Elaine de Kooning - John Ashbery 1975 oil on board Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Piero della Francesca - St. John the Evangelist 1454-69 tempera on panel The Frick Collection Italian
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Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi - St. John in the Wilderness c. 1535 oil on panel Utah Museum of Fine Arts Italian
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Joseph Wright - Mrs. John Ashton c. 1769-1771 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Juseppe de Ribera - St. John the Baptist c. 1624 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art Spanish
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Gilbert Stuart - John Randolph 1804-1805 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Benjamin Trott - John Jordan c. 1830 watercolor on ivory Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Charles Willson Peale - John Nicholson 1790 Oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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Jacopo Sansovino - St. John the Baptist c. 1540-1550 bronze Liechtenstein Museum Italian
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Gilbert Stuart - John Adams c. 1800-1815 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Royall Brewster Smith - John G. Read 1833 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - John Musters 1777-1780 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Boris Bernhard Gordon - John Huntington 1917 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Robert Campin - John the Baptist early 1410's oil and tempera on p Cleveland Museum of Art Netherlandish
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John Wootton The Wild Boar and the Ram, plate for Fable V on page 18 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Spaniel and the Cameleon, plate for Fable II on page 7 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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William Strang The Pilgrim*s Progress by John Bunyan (London: John C. Nimmo, 1895) book with 14 etchings 1895
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Gilbert Stuart - John Adams c. 1821 oil on wood National Gallery of Art American
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Robert Feke - Mrs. John Banister 1748 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Ezra Ames - John Scoville c. 1810 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Chester Harding - John Randolph 1829 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - Sir John Dick 1783 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Skynner - John Stone c. 1845 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Frederick W. Mayhew - John Harrisson c. 1823 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Gainsborough - Mrs. John Kirby after 1748 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Dieric Bouts - John the Baptist 1480's oil on wood Cleveland Museum of Art Netherlandish
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Antonio d'Enrico - St. John the Baptist c. 1627-29 oil on canvas Philbrook Museum of Art Italian
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Thomas Gainsborough - John Kirby after 1748 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Daniel Huntington - Dr. John W. Francis 1857 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Valentin de Boulogne - St. John the Evangelist c. 1622-23 oil on canvas Ackland Art Museum French
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Thomas Gainsborough - Mrs. John Taylor c. 1778 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Francesco da Sangallo - St. John Baptizing 1535-38 bronze The Frick Collection Italian
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John Wootton The Bull and the Mastiff, plate for Fable IX on page 33 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Cur and the Mastiff, plate for Fable XXVI on page 100 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Scold and the Parrot, plate for Fable XXV on page 96 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Monkey Who Had Seen the World, plate for Fable XIV on page 52 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Philosopher and the Pheasants, plate for Fable XV on page 57 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729
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John Wootton The Turkey and the Ant, plate for Fable XXXVIII on page 143 in the book Fables by Mr. [John] Gay. 3rd ed. (London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1729) engraving 1729

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Kettle's Yard Gallery, University of Cambridge: Avant Garde Graphics 1918-1934
This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see posters, prints, book designs and political and commercial ephemera, together with original layouts and photomontages, produced by some of the most important artists working at that time. Bringing toget...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: New Work: Wangechi Mutu
The urgency of her work speaks to art’s most powerful function: to show us the world through the highly subjective and personal lens of the artist. Particularly interested in myths about gender and ethnicity that have long circulated in Africa and...
Haus der Kunst: GROTESQUE! 130 Years of Witty Art
GROTESQUE! 130 Years of Witty Art presents works possessing those characteristics attributed to the concept of the grotesque in Meyers Konversationslexikon (an influential encyclopaedia) in 1895: "The result of a humour which - apparently without ...

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