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Lecture - Heimat Photography and the Austrian Landscape (Dec 12)
Lecture - Heimat Photography and the Austrian Landscape (Dec 12), © Egon Schiele, River Landscape with Two Trees (detail), 1913, oil on canvas. Private Collection. Photo: Alex Jamison
A lecture presented by Elizabeth Cronin, Robert B. Menschel Curator of Photography, New York Public Library
The Heimat (homeland) movement advocated for the landscape and its preservation, while it also encouraged national pride. This talk explores the importance of the Austrian landscape during the 1920s and 30s, when Austrian photographers began defining their Heimat with images of age-old mountains, pious peasants, and the modern Alpinism, thereby countering the fragility of a newly-formed Austria.
Date and Time: Thursday, December 12, 6:30 PM
Location: Neue Galerie New York, 1048 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
More Information: https://www.neuegalerie.org/programs/elizabeth-cronin-heimat-photography