1938-1939 Nazi Architecture Exhibition Catalog

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1938 + 1939 NAZI ARCHITECTURE EXHIBIT CATALOGS MUNICH

1st NAZI ARCHITECTURE
AND ARTISTIC HANDWORK
EXHIBITION CATALOG

The Haus der Deutschen Kunst (House of German Art) in central München (Munich) was built on the orders of Adolf Hitler to replace the Glaspalast Museum which had been destroyed by fire. It was built under the direction of Professor Paul Ludwig Troost who died before it was finished. It was completed by his widow Gerdie Troost. Each year from 1937 onward the paintings and sculpture of German artists from Germany and abroad was showcased at the House of German Art each summer and examples of architecture and artistic handwork were exhibited each winter.

This is the FIRST full exhibition catalog for the Deutsche Architektur und Kunsthandwerkausstellung (German Architecture and Artistic Handwork Exhibition) held from 22 January through 27 March 1938 at the House of German Art in München, Hauptstadt der Bewegung (Munich, Capital of the Nazi Movement).

The 258-page, 6 x 8-1/4 inch heavily illustrated softcover book begins with the usual Hitler portrait and picture of the House of German Art and a multi-color floor plans of the Haus der Deutschen Kunst, followed by a written overview of the building and a directory of each of the artists and the works being exhibited.

The next 72 pages are reproductions of the principal works of the exhibition, including the handle of a SS sword by Karoline Gahr, Nazi taprestries by Heinz Dallinger and by the Münchener Gobelinmanufaktur, superb book bindings and pottery, and photographs of buildings like the Führerbau and Braunes Haus in Munich, the Reichschancellery entrance hall in Berlin, Munich-Riem airport, KdF Ship interior, Hotel Der Deutsche Hof in Nuremberg, ....

.... SS Führerschule in Bad Tölz, Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) in Munich, the Adolf Hitler Youth Hostel in Berchtesgaden, the Reichsautobahn rest stop in Chiemsee, the Nazi Central Bank in Berlin, Nazi Party Days buildings in Nürnberg, Nazi Ordensburg Vogelsang and Sonthofen, etc.

Some of the artists with works exhibited in the 1938 show were Paul Ludwig Troost, Leonhard Gall, Albert Speer, Richard Klein, Werner March, Paul Bonatz, Woldemar Brinkmann, Paul Hofer, Friedrich Tamms, etc.

This book and the one from the second exhibition (below) were the first that most of the world knew of the Albert Speer designs for Hitler’s new Reichskanzlei or State Chancellery in Berlin, or the Speer designs for the complete rebuilding of Berlin along the East-West Axis.

There is advertising from renowned Nazi period firms like SS Porzellan Manufaktur Allach, IG Farben Industrie, Löwenbräu, Staatliche Porzellan Manufaktur in Berlin, ALA Anzeigen, Rosenthal, Hochtief, Sager & Woerner, etc. The 1938 exhibition catalog is complete and in very good used condition.

This catalog to the 1st Nazi architecture and craft exhibition is offered
for sale for $195.00 delivered to any address in the USA. We have a second
example, not quite as good a condition for $149.00.
**SOLD**
We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Please inquire.
USM book # 119a ($195) and USM book # 119b ($149)

1939 Deutsche Architektur und Kunsthandwerkausstellung

2nd NAZI ARCHITECTURE
AND ARTISTIC HANDWORK
EXHIBITION CATALOG

This is the SECOND full exhibition catalog for the Deutsche Architektur und Kunsthandwerkausstellung (German Architecture and Artistic Handwork Exhibition) held from 10 December 1938 through 10 April 1939 at the House of German Art in München, Hauptstadt der Bewegung (Munich, Capital of the Nazi Movement).

The 232-page, 6 x 8-1/4 inch heavily illustrated softcover book begins with a Hitler portrait, a picture of the House of German Art and a multi-color floor plans of the Haus der Deutschen Kunst, followed by a written overview of the building and a directory of each of the artists and the works being exhibited.

The next 64 pages are reproductions of the principal works of the exhibition, photographs of buildings like Hitler’s Berlin Reichschancellery, interiors of Ordensburg Vogelsang and Crössinsee, Adolf Hitler Schools, Hitler Youth Homes, the Ski Academy of the German Police built on the orders of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, models of monumental Nazi building plans, Reichsautobahn bridges and artwork, wrought iron, furniture, desk sets, jewelry, etc., all one to a page.

Some of the artists with works exhibited in the 1938 show were Paul Ludwig Troost, Leonhard Gall, Albert Speer, Richard Klein, Woldemar Brinkmann, Kleemann, Junghanns, etc.

This rare book was the first that most of the world knew of the Albert Speer’s designs for Hitler’s new Reichskanzlei or State Chancellery in Berlin, or the Speer designs for the complete rebuilding of Berlin along the East-West Axis. Photos of the Speer models for both are included.

There is advertising from renowned Nazi period firms like Rosenthal, Werkstätten Spinn, ALA Anzeigen, Löwenbräu, Hochtief, Sager & Woerner, and the magazine Die Kunst im Dritten Reich.

The book is complete and in very good used condition. There is a small amount of scotch tape on the spine.

This catalog to the 2nd Nazi architecture and craft exhibition is offered
for sale for $245.00 delivered to any address in the United States.
We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Please inquire.
USM book # 119b

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