Art and the Second World War
"[D]isturbingly attractive."--Sarah Harrison Smith,New York Times Book Review"In this well-researched, clear-eyed assessment of art's relationship to the war that 'has left the darkest and most indelible mark on modern society,' Bohm-Duchen (After Auschwitz) presents a sobering overview of the official and nonofficial fine art produced in warring nations. . . . [T]he book is particularly impressive for the obscure work it covers. . . . Bohm-Duchen punctuates the narrative with astute insights. . . . Brimming with chilling full-color images, this handsome volume reaffirms the importance of WWII in relation to the fine arts."--Publishers Weekly"Independent scholar Bohm-Duchen delivers a powerful global history of WWII in a wide range of visual culture and art, from photographs and propaganda posters to drawings, fine art prints, and to a lesser extent, sculpture. The author does not gloss over the problematic nature of art related to the atrocities of war, including the aestheticizing of violence, the role of censorship in shaping history, and the uneasy parallel development of modernism. . . . With clear, accessible prose and high-quality images, this book is indispensable for both university and museum collections."--Choice