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Das Leben der Autos (Life of the Automobile)

A work made of printed book with two-color photomontage wrappers.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of printed book with two-color photomontage wrappers.

Date:

1930

Artist:

John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968)
Ilya Erenburg (Russian, 1891–1967)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections

Artist

John Heartfield

Title

Das Leben der Autos (Life of the Automobile)

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1930

Medium

Printed book with two-color photomontage wrappers

Dimensions

18.6 × 12.9 cm (7 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Robert Allerton Purchase Fund

Reference Number

2009.319

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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