Das indogermanische Ahnenerbe des deutschen Volkes und die Kunstgeschichte der Zukunft (The Indo-Germanic Heritage of the German People and the Art History of the Future)
Vienna: Deutscher Verlag für Jugend und Volk Gesellschaft m.b.H., 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 144pp. Original bright blue quarter cloth over decorative boards with blue emblem and lettering on cover, gilt lettering on spine; in original illustrated dustjacket, light blue lettering on spine. Research on visual arts as an educator. A manifesto. Dustjacket and binding designed by Hans Hofmann. Work of the Polish-Austrian art historian on viewing of art for the benefit of national-socialist teachers, using the example of the Grave Stele of Hegeso. "The new way has to be shown relentlessly to avoid the danger to have one's view turned upside down. The single person maybe hated or even branded as a heretic, as we Germans experience it today by the hand of the plutocrats and the Jews. That can't mislead him in is joyful dedication push for the cause." Beautifully illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs showing striking classical artwork and decorative elements, drawings and architectural plans throughout. last two pages with advertisement of one Strzygowski and one title by O. Schwindrazheim at rear. Text in German, Gothic script. Dustjacket with light wear along edges, small chips and light creasing. binding lightly sunned along edges. Some light pencil markings in margins. Dustjacket in overall good, binding in good+, interior in very good+ condition. g to vg+. Item #47463
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