Käthe Kollwitz

Help Russia!

Maker

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)

Title

Help Russia!

Year

1921

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 49.5 x 64.1 cm (19 1/2 x 25 1/4 inches)

Identification

State

Kn. 170, state III, without text.

Edition

Edition for the Internationale Arbeiterhilfe (International Worker's Aid) organization

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2005.142.16

Type

Exhibition History

A Process of Protest
Prints and Drawings of Käthe Kollwitz
Jul 28, 2006 – Nov 26, 2006

Label copy

Lithographs such as this combine all of Kollwitz’s later sensibilities: the quick and “popular” appeal of lithography, the context of social responsibility, and her persuasive emotional pull. Kollwitz intended the work to be a poster printed with the words, “Help Russia!” She reduced the composition to the needy man’s expressive face and the outstretched hands surrounding him.

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Tombstone

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)
Help Russia!, 1921
Transfer lithograph
Sheet: 49.5 x 64.1 cm (19 1/2 x 25 1/4 inches)
Anonymous gift 2005.142.16

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