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Der Kopf
Artist: Ernst Barlach (German, 1870-1938)
Date: 1919
Dimensions:
Book: H: 12 3/16 in. (309 mm); W: 9 1/8 in. (232 mm); Depth: 7/16 in. (11 mm).
Page: H: 12 in. (305 mm); W: 9 in. (229 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 11 woodcuts (incl. duplicate on front cover).
Text: letterpress.
Paper: ivory laid paper.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.229
Label Text:The poem, illustrated by Barlach's first series of woodcuts, tells of a giant beggar-king who victimizes a multitude of people. Aspects of the pessimistic text were partially inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1918.
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