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Die Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien 1940 (Academy of Visual Arts Vienna 1940) [WITH] Original Invitation to the Annual Exhibition of the Academy

Lutz, A. (Ed.); A. Popp(Text)

Vienna: Published by the Academy, 1940. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. Unpaginated. Original handmade cream stiff wraps with brown lettering on cover, in photo-illustrated original dustjacket, brown lettering on cover; protected by modern mylar. Adolf Hitler slogan on half-title: Art is a sublime mission obligated to fanaticism. Frontispiece photograph of Hitler bust. Published by the Academy of Visual Arts.

The 1940 yearbook contains a list of the Academy staff and a chapter on the organizational structure of the academy at front. The pictorial part is divided into thirteen chapters illustrated with photographs, architectural drawings and plans of following departments: architecture, stage design, general master schools and sculpting, medals, general master class for painting, special master school for painting, nude painting, ornamental typography, heraldry and ornamentation, preservation and technology, academic painting gallery, academic sculpture collection and molds, academic costume collection, and the academy library. All chapters are illustrated with high quality offset reproductions of photographs of the respective collections. Contains appendix with facsimile reproduction of Goethe's thanksgiving letter for his election as an honorary member. Text in German. Wraps with light wear along edges and lightly rubbed. Small red circular stamp on front free endpaper.

[WITH]

Octavo. Double page with loose insert containing program of the event. Stiff cream wraps with art-illustrated cover and black lettering on cover. Invitation of the Academy of Art, Vienna I, Schillerplatz 3. Invitation with an emblem depicting German Eagle and Swastika at top: By proxy of Gau-Leader Joseph Bürckel the SS-Chief Leader Karl Scharitzer opens the Annual Exhibition of the Academy and unveils the Bust of the Führer, a work of the sculptor Professor Josef Müllner. Saturday, July 13, 1940, at twelve noon at the auditorium of the Academy. Loose insert with program for the event: Musical prelude; Welcome address by Professor Alexander Popp and award ceremony; Speech of SS-Chief Leader Karl Scharitzer; Unveiling of the Führer bust; Opening of the annual exhibition and tour. Near fine condition. Very good to fine condition. Item #52059

Price: $125.00