List of German official war artists
German official war artists were commissioned by the military to create artwork in the context of a specific war. Official war artists have been appointed by governments for information or propaganda purposes and to record events on the battlefield; but there are many other types of artists depicting the subject or events of war. First World War. The German military supported soldier-artists during this conflict. Second World War. After 1939, Luitpold Adam was the head of the German military's Division of Visual Arts, which would expand to include 80 soldier-artists. List