Sunday, March 31, 2019

Katharina Heise

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'''Katharina Heise''' (3 May 3, 1891, [[Bad Salzelmen]] – 5 October, 1964, [[Halle]]) was [[German people|German]] sculptor and illustrator. She provided several woodcuts which were featured on the cover of [[Die Aktion]].<ref name="MoMA"> MoMA |url=https://ift.tt/2U3CHKu |website=The Museum of Modern Art |publisher=The Museum of Modern Art |accessdate=31 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> After 1917 she focussed more on sculpture.<ref name="DWA">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Following the [[Nazi seizure of power]], her art was declared degenerate. It was banned from museums and much of her public art was destroyed. he was also banned form taking part in exhibitions or taking on commissions.<ref name="DWA"/> After her studio was destroyed by [[allied bombing]], she returned to her parents home in Bad Salzelmen and continued to work in isolation. Immediately following the [[Second World War]] she created works commemorating the victims of [[fascism]], including a bust of [[Anne Frank]].<ref name="DWA"/>

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[[Category:1891 births]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century German sculptors]]


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