John’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
The Hand Has Five Fingers (5 Finger hat die Hand)
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968
A.I.Z. (Workers' Illustrated Magazine)
Untitled (Diagnosis)
John Heartfield German, 1891-1968
Dobry voják Svejk (Good Soldier Schweik)
Capitalism Robs You of the Last Piece of Bread (Das letzte Stück Brot raubt Ihnen der Kapitalismus)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) printed by S. Malz
Revolutionary Museum of the USSR: October Letter Series—German Communist Party Posters (Muzei revoliutsii SSSR: otkrytie pisma seriia—Plakaty kompatrii germanii)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)
Untitled (Lenin over Moscow)
In the East, 160 Million March Joyfully into the Future (160 millionen im osten schreiten froh in die Zukunft!)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) printed by Uranus- Druckerei GmbH
Illustrierte Geschichte der Bügerkrieges in Russland 1917-1921
Illustrierte Geschichte der Russischen Revolution 1917
Das Geld schreibt (Money Writes!)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Authored by Upton Sinclair (American, 1878-1968)
Jimmie Higgins
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968)
Leidweg der Liebe (Love's Pilgrimage)
Man nennt mich Zimmermann (They Call Me Carpenter)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Written by Upton Sinclair (American, 1879-1968)
The Metropolis
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Written by Upton Sinclair (American, 1878-1968)
Petroleum (Oil!)
So macht man Dollars (Mountain City)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) Authored by Upton Sinclair (American, 1878-1968)
Deutschland, Deutschland über Alles (Germany, Germany Above All)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Written by Kurt Tucholsky (German, 1890-1935)
Petrolejári (The Oil Men)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Written by Jaroslav R. Vávra
Drei Soldaten (Three Soldiers)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) Written by John Dos Passos