Kathe Kollwitz: Suffering Witness
Neil MacGregor focuses on Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945), whose art expresses the loss and suffering of war, especially after the death of her younger son Peter in battle in 1914.
Neil MacGregor focuses on the art of Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), who expresses the loss and suffering of war, especially after the death of her younger son Peter at the front in 1914.
Neil MacGregor argues that she is one of the greatest German artists. Like no other artist of the time, Kollwitz gave voice to the overwhelming sense of personal loss felt by ordinary Germans - the loss of a whole generation, the loss of political stability and of individual dignity.
Producer Paul Kobrak.
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Barlach's Angel
Neil MacGregor focuses on Ernst Barlach's sculpture Hovering Angel, a unique war memorial.
Kathe Kollwitz self-portrait © DACS 2014
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- Tue 28 Oct 2014 09:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Tue 28 Oct 2014 19:45BBC Radio 4
- Wed 29 Oct 2014 00:30BBC Radio 4
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Germany: Memories of a Nation
Neil MacGregor explores 600 years of Germany's complex and often challenging history.
