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1.   Georg Grosz, Pillars of Society (1926)
The painter and graphic artist George Grosz (1893-1959) became known primarily for his sharp-witted satirical depictions of Weimar society. Stylistically, his work is associated with the New Objectivity....
Georg Grosz, <i>Pillars of Society</i> (1926)
2.   George Grosz, Waltz Dream (1921)
George Grosz’s Waltz Dream (1921) was published in 1923 as part of a collection of watercolors and drawings entitled Ecco Homo. The works in the collection satirize Weimar-era society....
George Grosz, <i>Waltz Dream</i> (1921)
3.   Franz Roh (1926)
This 1926 portrait of art historian, critic, and photographer Franz Roh (1890-1965) was taken by Lucia Moholy, who became known for her Bauhaus photography. Roh’s work Post-Expressionism-Magical....
Franz Roh (1926)
4.   Mobile Magazine Kiosk on the Main Street in Berlin-Schöneberg (1928)
The newspaper industry reached new heights in Germany during the 1920s. The large Berlin-based publishers such as Mosse,....
Mobile Magazine Kiosk on the Main Street in Berlin-Schöneberg (1928)
5.   Jazz Band and Mae Murray in the Silent Film Circe, The Enchantress (1924)
Mae Murray’s films exemplified Jazz Age popular culture. This still from the lost film Circe, The Enchantress, combines jazz elements, 1920s fashions, and a woman playing the role of the vamp....
Jazz Band  and Mae Murray in the Silent Film <i>Circe, The Enchantress</i> (1924)
6.   Elizabeth Bergner (c. 1930)
Born in Galicia, actress Elisabeth Bergner (1897-1986) became one of the biggest starts of stage and screen in the Weimar Republic. She and her husband, director Paul Czinner, fled Germany after....
Elizabeth Bergner (c. 1930)
7.   Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel by Joseph von Sternberg (1929)
Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) was the biggest film star Universum-Film AG (UFA) ever produced. The Blue Angel directed by Josef von Sternberg, was the film that established Dietrich as a star.....
Marlene Dietrich in <i>The Blue Angel</i> by Joseph von Sternberg (1929)
8.   In a Berlin Jazz Bar (1930)
In the 1920s, jazz became synonymous with America and Berlin became synonymous with entertainment and night-life. Jazz was the sound of the city, both “natural” and modern at the same time. It combined....
In a Berlin Jazz Bar (1930)
9.   Max Reinhardt (1924)
Austrian-born Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was one of the most celebrated theatrical producers and directors of his day. He came to Berlin in 1894 as an actor, and soon distinguished himself as a director....
Max Reinhardt (1924)
10.   Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic in the Old Philharmonic on Bernburger Strasse (1925)
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [Berliner Philharmoniker] was founded in 1882 and by the end of the 19th century had firmly established an international reputation. Guest conductors in the....
Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic in the Old Philharmonic on Bernburger Strasse (1925)
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