1 50 6 https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/5fd0f7c823bca96d8ea1e81eb53307dc.jpg 896aa7f60f2b40ef3a97f9f3948062dc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artists Description An account of the resource Who were the artists who made some of the most recognizable public art in the former GDR? Surprisingly, they were not all from the GDR, and some even came from Western Europe. Why did they make their art? Learn about their lives and motivations. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter Womacka Subject The topic of the resource Walter Womacka, German (former GDR) artist Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Pleul, photographer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived epa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 25, 2004 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright epa Description An account of the resource Walter Womacka poses in front of his painting, Wounded Bull (1997), at a reception at Kunstarchiv Beeskow. The bull pieced with banderillas (decorated, barbed wooden sticks used by bullfighters) is a recurring motif in Womacka's paintings after 1990. The Coca-Cola logo on the side of the ring, the naked spectators, and the signs they hold demonstrate a critique of materialism, consumerism and the culture of excesses in a capitalist society. Womacka received more state commissions from the GDR than perhaps any other artist and achieved international success. He loved the GDR until the end of his life. https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/764bbc67cdd5229441e51308f1363987.jpg cb7bcf913c0568455b4bff266c8e181a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artists Description An account of the resource Who were the artists who made some of the most recognizable public art in the former GDR? Surprisingly, they were not all from the GDR, and some even came from Western Europe. Why did they make their art? Learn about their lives and motivations. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photo Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Paris Subject The topic of the resource Ronald Paris, (former GDR) German artist Description An account of the resource Ronald Paris stands in front of the draft of his mural for the Theater in Schwedt 2013 in Potsdam. Despite being a loyal socialist, Paris was more openly critical of the SED and the GDR. He was previously married to the artist Helga Paris and called dissident poet Wolf Biermann one of his closest friends. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bernd Settnik, photographer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ostsee Zeitung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Bernd Settnik/dpa https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/3a31b6430d6af8103f78fc5753950010.jpg 0a3592c740fd6f1799580d4892d4ca23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artists Description An account of the resource Who were the artists who made some of the most recognizable public art in the former GDR? Surprisingly, they were not all from the GDR, and some even came from Western Europe. Why did they make their art? Learn about their lives and motivations. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photographic negative Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2 1/4 inches square Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lev Kerbel Subject The topic of the resource Lev Kerbel, Ukrainian-born Russian sculptor Description An account of the resource Lev Efimovich Kerbel with works including a sketch for his monumental bust of Karl Marx. He sculpted several monuments of famous Communist leaders in the GDR. However, he always professed to be more interested in art than politics. Visit the Oral Histories page to listen to his daughter Sasha Kerbel talk about his life and legacy. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ida Kar, photographer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Portrait Gallery, London Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright National Portrait Gallery, London https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/006b0271c01c6d4e11f95ce5bfc5dc6b.jpg 7f3715f903c868e37d5fc65cae238e3b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artists Description An account of the resource Who were the artists who made some of the most recognizable public art in the former GDR? Surprisingly, they were not all from the GDR, and some even came from Western Europe. Why did they make their art? Learn about their lives and motivations. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photo Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Elizabeth Shaw Subject The topic of the resource Elizabeth Shaw (1920-1992), Irish artist and children's book author in the GDR Description An account of the resource Shaw was a celebrated artist, illustrator and children’s book author in the GDR. However, she was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to East Berlin in 1946. She died in 1992. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elizabeth Shaw Estate Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Irish Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1960s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright unknown https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/4fa71d118f15e3dc283cf6a1f7b9e6f7.jpg ce058a01631e14bf12c9964f9f834c37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artists Description An account of the resource Who were the artists who made some of the most recognizable public art in the former GDR? Surprisingly, they were not all from the GDR, and some even came from Western Europe. Why did they make their art? Learn about their lives and motivations. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reinhard Dietrich Subject The topic of the resource Reinhard Dietrich, German (former GDR) artist Description An account of the resource Reinhard Dietrich lived near Rostock for four decades and created some of the city's most recognizable mosaics, sculptures and fountains. He stands in front of Sieben Schwestern küsst das eine Meer in Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt. The fountain sculpture symbolizes peace and friendship between the seven countries (German Democratic Republic, Poland, Soviet Union, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and the Federal Republic of Germany) that bordered the Baltic Sea in 1970. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource OZBild Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ostsee Zeitung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright OZBild https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/209b24ed6f74e563e42675144abc84cb.jpg 941ff99086af67431a91081b287f167a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artists Description An account of the resource Who were the artists who made some of the most recognizable public art in the former GDR? Surprisingly, they were not all from the GDR, and some even came from Western Europe. Why did they make their art? Learn about their lives and motivations. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Josep Renau Subject The topic of the resource Josep Renau, Spanish artist active in the GDR Description An account of the resource Josep Renau Berenguer made one of the GDR's most recognizable public mosaics, but he was born in Valencia, Spain in 1907. From 1919 to 1925, Renau studied at the San Carlos Art Academy in Valencia. He was in charge of the Spanish Pavilion at the 1937 World Exposition in Paris and commissioned Pablo Picasso's Guernica for it. Renau was a communist and opposed General Franco. As a result, he was forced to flee Spain in 1939 to avoid a death sentence and ended up in Mexico. In Mexico, he made film posters, photomontages, and murals, including collaborations with David Alfaro Siqueiros. In 1958, he moved to the GDR. During his time there, he made mural mosaics that can still be seen in Halle (Saale), Erfuhrt, and Halle-Neustadt. Renau’s exile ended in 1976, and he returned to Spain to work. However, when his health started to decline in 1982, he returned to the GDR and died in a hospital in East Berlin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ricardo Martín, photographer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived La Pajarera Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Ricardo Martín artists DDR exile GDR mosaic mural Spain