
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita: Artist Silenced by the Nazis
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita was a Dutch-Jewish artist and teacher to M.C. Escher. The Nazis murdered him in 1944 but his striking prints survive. This is his story.
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The V&A and the Lost Art the Nazis Tried to Erase
The V&A holds the only complete Nazi inventory of ‘degenerate art’ - over 16,000 works the regime tried to erase.
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Alphonse Mucha: Beauty as Protest
Alphonse Mucha is often celebrated for his iconic Art Nouveau style, but there’s a much deeper, more radical story beneath the surface.
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Rediscovered: The Nazi-Banned Sculptures Found in Berlin
In 2010, eleven modernist sculptures banned by the Nazis were unearthed in Berlin. Learn how these so-called “degenerate” artworks survived decades underground and what they reveal about art under ...
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Degenerate Art on Trial: Paris Confronts the Nazi War on Modernism
The Musée national Picasso-Paris has opened its doors to one of the most important and sobering exhibitions of the year: "Degenerate" Art: Modern Art on Trial under the Nazis.
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