HEARTFIELD, John

The son of a socialist poet, he anglicized his names as a protest against forced military service in World War I. A founding member of Berlin Dada, Heartfield differed from his politically dissenting colleagues by actually joining the Communist party. An early adventurer in Photomontage, he specialized in cutups that ridiculed Fascist politicians. These were published as cartoons, posters, book covers, and illustrations—wherever he could, in his aspiration to be a popular political artist. Heartfield's...