Date of Award
Fall 1-5-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Emily Braun
Second Advisor
Joachim Pissarro
Academic Program Adviser
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Abstract
This thesis explores how Nazi architecture, fine arts, and ephemera survived the postwar period and were gradually rehabilitated through study and exhibition. Each chapter surveys the changing reception of Nazi art from 1945-2020, leading to its display in German museums as historical documents and “visual culture,” rather than “fine” art.
Recommended Citation
Kemper, Denali Elizabeth, "The Fate of National Socialist Visual Culture: Iconoclasm, Censorship, and Preservation in Germany, 1945–2020" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/661
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