Professor Joseph McVeigh lecture on Käthe Kollwitz 3.22.16

Käthe Kollwitz and the Polarity of Beauty: Nietzsche or the "Silesian Angel"?- Lecture by Joseph McVeigh
The art of Käthe Kollwitz has been largely defined by its focus on the poor and the oppressed, and the artist herself has been cast as "the voice of the silence of the suffering people" (Romain Rolland). And yet, such a public image ignores some foundational sources of her creativity that are drawn from the solidly middle-class cultural norms of the "Bildungsbürger", i.e. those of German high culture, as well as from an almost mystical inwardness, cultural elements not typically associated with the working classes of her time. Her reflections on art in her diary led her to recognize a certain indebtedness to a wide range of cultural influences, from the 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to the 17th century mystic, Angelus Silesius ("The Silesian Angel"). Professor of German Studies at Smith College, Joseph McVeigh will explore these influences and their import for her work in a lecture.

Видео Professor Joseph McVeigh lecture on Käthe Kollwitz 3.22.16 канала Smith College Museum of Art