The life of Kathe Kollwitz is portrayed through her diaries and letters. Kollwitz was an artist who worked with graphic media - lithography, etching and woodcuts, and was aware of the problems of the urban working class and wanted her art to communicate directly with an audience.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015379
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Germany
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Etching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Lithography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Politics in art - Germany
Crafts & Visual Arts → Women artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Wood-carving
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politics in art - Germany
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)