Wolfgang Willrich (31 March 1897 – 18 October 1948) was a German artist of the 20th century, who created propaganda art during the time of Nazi Germany. In 1933, Willrich was employed by the Nazi government, for which he drew art depicting idealized racial standards and portraits of soldiers and party officials.
Wolfgang Willrich
Self-Portrait as a Feldwebel of the Wehrmacht, 1941
In 1916, he was called up for service during World War I, serving as a Feldwebel in the 251st Infantry Regiment on the Western Front. As a Feldwebel, he received the Iron Cross. He was captured by the French and was interned in Orleans until 1920. During his internment, he created war art. After his release, Willrich resumed his studies in 1921 at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1935, Willrich declined becoming a full member of the Nazi Party.
Willrich authored two books on art, Säuberung des Kunsttempels (The Cleaning of the Temple of Art) and Des Edlen Ewiges Reich (Of the Noble, Eternal Reich).[2] The books condemned the art of the Weimar Republic as degenerate and encouraged the expression of racial consciousness in art.[3]
In 1945, Willrich was captured by the United States Army in Normandy and imprisoned. He was released in 1946.
Willrich died in 1948. He had started an autobiography which was completed by his wife in 1987.[4]
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^Klaus J., Peters (1990). Wolfgang Willrich: War Artist. San Jose, California: R. James Bender Pub. ISBN0912138424.
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wolfgang, willrich, march, 1897, october, 1948, german, artist, 20th, century, created, propaganda, during, time, nazi, germany, 1933, willrich, employed, nazi, government, which, drew, depicting, idealized, racial, standards, portraits, soldiers, party, offic. Wolfgang Willrich 31 March 1897 18 October 1948 was a German artist of the 20th century who created propaganda art during the time of Nazi Germany In 1933 Willrich was employed by the Nazi government for which he drew art depicting idealized racial standards and portraits of soldiers and party officials Wolfgang WillrichSelf Portrait as a Feldwebel of the Wehrmacht 1941BornWolfgang Willrich 1897 03 31 31 March 1897Gottingen German EmpireDied18 October 1948 1948 10 18 aged 51 Gottingen GermanyNationalityGermanEducationBerlin University of the Arts Dresden Academy of Fine ArtsKnown forPainting drawing Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditWillrich was born on 31 March 1897 in Gottingen His father Hugo Willrich was a hellenist and professor of classical philology at the University of Gottingen Willrich started painting at an early age In 1915 he attended the Berlin University of the Arts 1 In 1916 he was called up for service during World War I serving as a Feldwebel in the 251st Infantry Regiment on the Western Front As a Feldwebel he received the Iron Cross He was captured by the French and was interned in Orleans until 1920 During his internment he created war art After his release Willrich resumed his studies in 1921 at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts From 1933 to 1934 Willrich worked at the Reich Chamber of Culture but was forced out due to his association with the Tannenbergbund He worked for Richard Walther Darre Reich Minister of Agriculture In 1935 Willrich declined becoming a full member of the Nazi Party Willrich authored two books on art Sauberung des Kunsttempels The Cleaning of the Temple of Art and Des Edlen Ewiges Reich Of the Noble Eternal Reich 2 The books condemned the art of the Weimar Republic as degenerate and encouraged the expression of racial consciousness in art 3 In 1945 Willrich was captured by the United States Army in Normandy and imprisoned He was released in 1946 Willrich died in 1948 He had started an autobiography which was completed by his wife in 1987 4 Gallery Edit Josefa Wieser 1938 Familienbildniss Family 1938 Dr med Lydia Muller 1939 Soldier 1940 Werner Molders 1941 Erwin Rommel 1941 Gunther Freiherr von Maltzahn 1942 From Hitler Youth to Officer of the Army Your Way 1943See also EditArt in Nazi Germany Degenerate Art Heroic Realism Nazi PropagandaReferences Edit Willrich Wolfgang Dictionary of Art Historians 21 February 2018 Retrieved 14 September 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Des Edlen ewiges Reich The Noble Eternal Reich www abebooks com Retrieved 20 April 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Willrich Wolfgang Sauberung des Kunsttempels eine kunstpolitische Kampfschrift zur Gesundung deutscher Kunst im Geiste nordischer Art Munchen u a Lehmann 1937 digi ub uni heidelberg de Retrieved 20 April 2021 Klaus J Peters 1990 Wolfgang Willrich War Artist San Jose California R James Bender Pub ISBN 0912138424 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wolfgang Willrich Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfgang Willrich amp oldid 1113828856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
