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"And what are you making? Deformed cripples and cretins, women who can only have a repulsive effect, men who are closer to animals than humans, children who, if they had to live this way, would have to be seen as the veritable curse of God! And this is what these cruel dilettantes dare to present to our world today as the art of our time, namely as the expression of what is shaping this age and imprinting its stamp on it." --Hitler's radio speech about degenerate art, July 18, 1937

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The Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung (Great German Art Exhibition) was held a total of eight times from 1937 to 1944 in the purpose-built Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich. It was representative of art under National Socialism.

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The Great German Art Exhibition, which spanned the first floor, the upper floor and the two-story "Hall of Honour" in the centre of the building, was promoted as the most important cultural event in National Socialist Germany. The show was conceived as a sales exhibition; artists could be represented with several works (usually up to ten works), and sometimes non-saleable works, such as loans, were also exhibited. During each exhibition, a "special show" gave a selected artist the opportunity to present himself more comprehensively.

While the organizational and technical part of the exhibition preparation was the responsibility of the "Haus der Deutschen Kunst (Neuer Glaspalast)" as an institution under public law, the overall artistic direction was in the hands of a "Commissioner of the President of the Reichskammer of Fine Arts", appointed by Adolf Hitler, his photographer Heinrich Hoffmann.

The duration of the exhibitions was fixed from the beginning until 1940; the later exhibitions were announced "until further notice". The exhibitions were open daily - including Sundays and holidays - from 9 am to 6 pm. Works sold during the exhibition could be replaced by others "found to be in good condition when the works were examined." The Haus der Deutschen Kunst was the sole contracting party in the sale. Photographing and copying of exhibited works was initially not permitted during exhibition hours. From 1943, however, this was possible for press purposes with the prior consent of the exhibition management.

The "Great German Art Exhibition" was ceremonially opened on July 18, 1937, together with the "House of German Art" building. In the opening speech, Hitler gave a comprehensive presentation of the National Socialist understanding of "German art," which would be the only art permitted in public in the future. In doing so, Hitler outlined, according to Stefan Schweizer, a fundamental, völkisch-racist structure of historical and art historical ideas and interpretations. With his idea that art was a direct expression of the circumstances of the time that shaped it, he identified the art of the Weimar Republic with the political system of the time. The art he valued, on the other hand, he saw as legitimized by politics and at the same time as legitimizing politics. He defined the new German art stylistically as well as ideologically with the words, "'To be German is to be clear.' But that would mean that to be German is to be logical and, above all, true."

In contrast, Hitler defamed "modern art," which was "degenerate," and announced:Template:BlockquoteAs an example of the now ostracized art, the "Degenerate Art" exhibition in Munich's Hofgarten began one day later. The "Great German Art Exhibition" showed a total of 12,550 exhibits and was visited by around 600,000 people. Art for 13 million Reichsmarks was sold; Hitler alone bought works for 6.8 million Reichsmarks. International interest remained low.

After 1945, numerous works were no longer shown and were also no longer reproduced. The Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte München - in cooperation with the Haus der Kunst, Munich and the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin - has been making them accessible online since October 2011 to facilitate a social and art historical debate. Parallel to the online project, a complete directory of the artists of the Great German Art Exhibition from 1937 to 1944 was published by Neuhaus Verlag in Berlin.

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Exhibitions

  • 1937: First editions from July 18 to October 31. Opening within the framework of a Day of German Art with a festive program from July 16 to 18, including a large procession 2000 Years of German Culture". Simultaneous opening of the new House of German Art. Opening speech by Adolf Hitler.
  • 1938: Second edition from July 10 to October 16. 1158 works of art. Special exhibition of 21 works by Werner Peiner, Kronenburg. May 21 to June 26, 1938: Special exhibition Small Collections, Painting - Sculpture - Prints.
  • 1939: Third edition from July 16 to October 15. Opening in the framework of a two-day Day of German Art.
  • 1940: Fourth edition from July 27. 1397 works by 752 artists. Opening by the Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. In mid-October 1940, the sold works were exchanged for 317 additional selected works. The exhibition was to remain open until February 1941. Special show of 35 works by Template:Interlanguage link, Rome.
  • 1941: Fifth edition from July 26. Duration: "Until further notice". 1347 works by 647 artists. Opening by Goebbels. Special exhibition of 27 works by Template:Interlanguage link, Berlin.
  • 1942: Sixth edition from July 4. Duration: "Until further notice". 1213 works by 680 artists. Opening by Goebbels. Special show of 22 works by Template:Interlanguage link, Berlin.
  • 1943: Seventh edition from 26 June. Duration: "Until further notice". 1141 works by 660 artists. Opening by Goebbels. Special show of 35 works by Template:Interlanguage link, Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
  • 1944: Eighth edition from July. Dauer: „Duration: "Until further notice". Special show of 21 works by Template:Interlanguage link, Weimar.
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Exhibiting artists (selection)

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Painting and printmaking

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  • Richard Albitz (1942, 1943)
  • Erhard Astler (1939, 1940, 1944)
  • Thomas Baumgartner
  • Claus Bergen
  • Max Bergmann
  • Alexander Bertrand (1937)
  • Wilhelm Brandenberg (1938, 1941–1943)
  • Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1941–1943)
  • Paul Beuttner (1944)
  • Carl Cohnen (1939, 1943–1944)
  • Reinhold Dieffenbacher (1941, 1942)
  • Hermann Dietze (1937–1944)
  • Otto Diez
  • Elk Eber
  • Franz Eichhorst
  • Otto Engelhardt-Kyffhäuser (1940)
  • Fritz Erler
  • Erich Feyerabend (1937-1944)
  • Alfred Finsterer
  • Peter Foerster
  • Franz Frankl (1937, 1938)
  • Karl Gatermann der Ältere (1938, 1942)
  • Constantin Gerhardinger
  • Franz Sales Gebhardt-Westerbuchberg
  • Franz Gerwin
  • Hermann Gradl
  • Oskar Graf
  • Georg Günther
  • Willy Habl
  • Anton Hackenbroich (1937, 1939, 1940, 1944)
  • Christian Hacker (1937)
  • Emilie von Hallavanya (1937,1938,1941–1944)
  • Willy Hanft
  • Karl Hanusch (1938)
  • Paul Adolf Hauptmann
  • Otto Hederich (1938)
  • Walter Hemming
  • Wilhelm Hempfing
  • Josef Hengge (1941–1944)
  • Sepp Hilz
  • Conrad Hommel
  • Curt Hoppe-Camphausen (1943)
  • Carl Horn
  • Hermann Otto Hoyer
  • Arthur Illies (1941–1944)
  • Angelo Jank
  • Karl Julius Joest (1941–1943)
  • Julius Paul Junghanns
  • Arthur Kampf (1939)
  • Herbert Kampf (1939–1943)
  • Hermann Kaspar
  • Josef Katzola (1938)
  • Josef Woldemar Keller-Kühne
  • Franz Kienmayer (1937)
  • Erich Kips
  • Otto Kirchner
  • Richard Klein
  • Walther Klemm (1937–1944)
  • Johann Kluska (1941)
  • Heinrich Knirr
  • Fred Kocks (1942, 1943)
  • Leo Küppers (1942)
  • Anton Kürmaier (1937–1943)
  • Georg Sluyterman von Langeweyde (1939, 1940)
  • Hubert Lanzinger
  • Jan Laß (1942)
  • Karl Lenz (1937–1942)
  • Rudolf Lipus
  • Georg Lebrecht
  • Hans Jacob Mann
  • Oskar Martin-Amorbach
  • Hermann Mayrhofer-Passau (1937–1944)
  • Erich Mercker
  • Herbert Molwitz (1937–1944)
  • Bernhard Müller
  • Hans Müller-Schnuttenbach
  • Oskar Mulley
  • Willy Mulot (1938)
  • Oskar Nerlinger
  • Leo Nyssen (1941)
  • Adolf Obst (1941)
  • Paul Mathias Padua
  • Willy Paupie
  • Alfons Peerboom (1939, 1940)
  • Werner Peiner
  • Conrad Pfau
  • Peter Philippi
  • Meta Plückebaum (1939)
  • Leo Poeten (1943)
  • Hans von Poschinger
  • Carl Theodor Protzen
  • Erwin Puchinger
  • Robert Pudlich
  • Albert Reich (1938, 1939, 1942)
  • August Rixen (1937, 1941–1944)
  • Karl Rössing (1939, 1940)
  • Paul Roloff (1937)
  • Toni Roth (1937–1943)
  • Ivo Saliger
  • Leo Samberger
  • Wilhelm Sauter
  • Leopold Schmutzler
  • Toni Schönecker (1940)
  • Wilhelm Schmidthild
  • Hans Schmitz-Wiedenbrück
  • Josef Schröder-Schoenenberg
  • Raffael Schuster-Woldan
  • Richard Schwarzkopf (1937)
  • Georg Siebert
  • Felix Skoda (1943)
  • Albert Spethmann (1942)
  • Hans Spiegel (1939, 1944)
  • Ferdinand Spiegel
  • Blasius Spreng (1942)
  • Franz Xaver Stahl
  • Josef Steiner (1941, 1942)
  • Karl Storch
  • Otto Thämer
  • Hermann Tiebert
  • Hans Toepper (1937, 1939, 1940)
  • Franz Triebsch
  • Will Tschech (1939, 1942)
  • Ernst Unbehauen (1943)
  • Franz Xaver Unterseher (1937, 1940–1942)
  • Josef Wahl (1937–1943)
  • Karl Walther
  • Franz Weiß (1939, 1940, 1942–1944)
  • Rudolf G. Werner
  • Paul Westerfrölke
  • Erwin Wilking (1942, 1943)
  • Wolfgang Willrich
  • Otto Winkelsträter
  • Adolf Wissel
  • Ludwig Wollenheit (1943, 1944)
  • Adolf Ziegler
  • Bodo Zimmermann
  • Heinrich von Zügel

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Sculpture

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Bibliography

  • Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung (Jahresangabe) im Haus der Deutschen Kunst zu München. Offizieller Ausstellungskatalog. Knorr & Hirth / F. Bruckmann KG, München 1937–1944. (Verzeichnis der Kunstwerke und Abbildungsteil; Abbildungen erfolgten in Auswahl). Teilweise erschienen zu den Katalogen Ergänzungsteile mit der Auflistung ausgetauschter Werke.
  • Robert Thoms: Die Künstler der Großen Deutschen Kunstausstellung München 1937–1944: Gesamtverzeichnis. Vollständig überarbeitete, korrigierte und ergänzte Ausgabe. Mit einer chronologischen Inhaltsübersicht der Zeitschrift Die Kunst im Deutschen Reich. Neuhaus, Berlin 2018, Template:ISBN.
  • Kunst im 3. Reich – Dokumente der Unterwerfung. Frankfurter Kunstverein u. Arbeitsgruppe d. Kunstgeschichtlichen Instituts d. Universität Frankfurt im Auftrag d. Stadt Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 1980. (Diesem Taschenbuch liegt ein Ausstellungskatalog zu Grunde.)
  • Sabine Brantl: Haus der Kunst, München. Ein Ort und seine Geschichte im Nationalsozialismus. Allitera, München 2007, Template:ISBN.
  • Sabine Brantl: Große Deutsche Kunstausstellungen. 1937–1944. In: Deutschland Archiv (Hrsg.): Drittes Reich. Dokumente. Braunschweig 2010. (Loseblattsammlung).
  • Stefan Schweizer: „Unserer Weltanschauung sichtbaren Ausdruck geben“. Nationalsozialistische Geschichtsbilder in den historischen Festzügen zum „Tag der Deutschen Kunst“ 1933 bis 1939. Wallstein, Göttingen 2007, Template:ISBN.
  • Berthold Hinz: Die Malerei im deutschen Faschismus – Kunst und Konterrevolution. Hanser, München 1974, Template:ISBN.
  • Hermann Hinkel: Zur Funktion des Bildes im deutschen Faschismus. Anabas, Steinbach 1975, Template:ISBN.



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