Overview
Beautiful. Disturbing. Enlightening. Beginning in the 1920s, a man named Julius Streicher published a small weekly German newspaper called Der Stürmer. Its mission was straightforward: to warn the German people about the threats posed by foreign and domestic Jews. The dangers were very real, and Streicher's stories gave a blunt and direct account of them. A key feature of Der Stürmer was its political cartoons. The cover of every issue, and several interior pages, displayed cartoons depicting various Jewish dangers, in a most striking and graphic form. The lead cartoonist was a man named 'Fips' Rupprecht. His cartoons became the signature feature of the newspaper, and grew to represent the broader German struggle against Jewry. With the demise of National Socialist Germany, Der Stürmer and Fips' cartoons were largely forgotten. Or rather, they were buried-the victorious nations certainly did not want old Nazi images floating around, raising difficult questions and making people think. Recently, though, a skilled digital artist named Robert Penman rediscovered the forgotten images. He carefully restored, colorized, and reissued them. Here, for the first time, he has compiled 200 of the best Fips images, as they have never been seen before. Penman has done a masterful job. The images are sharp, crisp, and compelling. The colors are stunningly vivid. The effect is truly astonishing. Fips' cartoons, originally printed on cheap newsprint, come alive for the first time. Every image is a small masterpiece, a true work of contemporary art. And one each tells a story-a story with relevance for the present day. Organized into six chapters chronologically, Fips' cartoons clearly demonstrate the progression of views over the period of 20 years, from before the Nazis assumed power until the very end of the war. They tell the story of Germany's rise and fall as nothing else can.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Penman ,
Thomas Dalton
Publisher: Clemens & Blair, LLC
Imprint: Clemens & Blair, LLC
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9781737446125
ISBN 10: 173744612
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 19 July 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Stunning, vivid, compelling. This has been a long time in coming. These cartoons cast a whole new light on National Socialist Germany. -- Kirkus Reviews Beautifully restored and colorized, these images give great insight into the thoughts and feelings of Germans under Hitler. Penman's restorations truly display Fips' artistic talents. -- American Literary Review Wow! These images really jump off the page. Pan-Judah brings to life a largely unknown aspect of NS Germany. Truly impressive. -- NewGraphics, LLC
"""Stunning, vivid, compelling. This has been a long time in coming. These cartoons cast a whole new light on National Socialist Germany."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""Beautifully restored and colorized, these images give great insight into the thoughts and feelings of Germans under Hitler. Penman's restorations truly display Fips' artistic talents."" -- American Literary Review ""Wow! These images really jump off the page. Pan-Judah brings to life a largely unknown aspect of NS Germany. Truly impressive."" -- NewGraphics, LLC"
