The Nazi Drawings
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The Nazi Drawings are a series of drawings made with pencil, water- and turpentine-based washes, and collage
s by Mauricio Lasansky
expressing disgust and outrage at Nazi
atrocities. They consist of thirty individual pieces and one triptych. The figures in the drawings are lifesize and larger in dimension.
The drawings debuted at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
in 1967. During the same year the exhibition traveled to the Whitney Museum of American Art
in New York, where they appeared with shows by Louise Nevelson and Andrew Wyeth
as the first exhibits installed in the new museum. The exhibit closed the year at the Des Moines Art Center
in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Richard Levitt Foundation purchased The Nazi Drawings in 1969, and they now reside at the University of Iowa Museum of Art
. They continue to travel to other museums every few years.
from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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Collage
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....
s by Mauricio Lasansky
Mauricio Lasansky
Mauricio Lasansky is an American graphic artist and printmaker. He is one of the few modern artists who have limited their works almost exclusively to the graphic media...
expressing disgust and outrage at Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
atrocities. They consist of thirty individual pieces and one triptych. The figures in the drawings are lifesize and larger in dimension.
The drawings debuted at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
in 1967. During the same year the exhibition traveled to the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
in New York, where they appeared with shows by Louise Nevelson and Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Newell Wyeth was a visual artist, primarily a realist painter, working predominantly in a regionalist style. He was one of the best-known U.S. artists of the middle 20th century....
as the first exhibits installed in the new museum. The exhibit closed the year at the Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines Art Center
The Des Moines Art Center is an art museum with an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, modern art and mixed media. It was established in 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa.-Description:...
in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Richard Levitt Foundation purchased The Nazi Drawings in 1969, and they now reside at the University of Iowa Museum of Art
University of Iowa Museum of Art
The University of Iowa Museum of Art is a visual arts institution that is part of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.-Introduction:The University of Iowa Museum of Art, established in 1969, has one of the top university art collections in the country...
. They continue to travel to other museums every few years.
The Nazi Drawings Documentary
In the Fall of 1997, Iowa City filmmaker Lane Wyrick, in collaboration with Phillip Lasansky as content advisor, began The Nazi Drawings Documentary Project In April 2000 The Nazi Drawings Documentary premiered at the Levitt Center for University Advancement in Iowa City. In 2003 the documentary won a Mid-America Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....
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