The Cold Gaze: Germany in the 1920s

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<p><strong>A sweeping journey through the roaring art and culture of the Weimar Republic</strong></p><p>At the center of this volume are the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) artists¿Otto Dix, George Grosz and Albert Renger-Patzsch¿and the groundbreaking photographer August Sander, in particular his famed series <I>People of the 20th Century</I>, which portrayed both prominent and anonymous Germans from all parts of society in a simple and matter-of-fact pictorial style. Sander and the Neue Sachlichkeit artists both pursued an anti-Expressionist aesthetic, embracing social engagement and a rejection of romantic idealism. <I>The Cold Gaze</I> also looks at the extraordinary writers associated with the Weimar Republic, such as Vicki Baum, Bertolt Brecht, Alfred D¿blin, Hans Fallada, Erich K¿ner and Christopher Isherwood. Further points of focus by a range of contributing writers include Germany¿s Americanization during this period; Marcel Breuer¿s innovations in furniture design; the i