Georg Kolbe (1877–1947), one of the most important sculptors of the first half of the 20th century in Germany, was an important representative of classical modernism. However, his activities during National Socialism have not yet been fully explored. With the receipt of an extensive estate from the bequest of Kolbe’s late granddaughter Maria von Tiesenhausen in 2019, it is now possible to gain more precise research perspectives.AuthorsMagdalena Bushart, Ambra Frank, Christian Fuhrmeister, Jan Giebel, Arie Hartog, Christina Irrgang, Gesa Jeuthe Vietzen, Bernhard Maaz, Olaf Peters, Kathleen Reinhardt, Wolfgang Schöddert, Dorothea Schöne, Paula Schwerdtfeger, Aya Soika, Maike Steinkamp, Elisa Tamaschke, Anja Tiedemann und Julia Wallner
Martial Sculpture of the Imperial Era: Georg Kolbe’s Predecessors and Environment Bernhard Maaz Download chapter (PDF)
“Franco and Beethoven, how can I manage this?” Georg Kolbe and the Controversy over Modernism: The Sculptor within the Art Political Situation of the Years after 1933 Pages 82 - 115 Aya Soika Download chapter (PDF)
Conceived in Space. Georg Kolbe’s Exhibition Participations 1933–42 Pages 116 - 135 Paula Schwerdtfeger Download chapter (PDF)
Georg Kolbe in Frankfurt am Main—Ambivalence and Opportunism Pages 136 - 151 Ambra Frank Download chapter (PDF)
At One Table: Breker, Klimsch, Kolbe, Göring, Hitler, and Mrs. Himmler. Coteries, Circles, Dependencies Pages 152 - 162 Christian Fuhrmeister Download chapter (PDF)
“I am by no means in the position of having to sell my few bronzes at dumping prices.” Georg Kolbe’s Marketing Strategies Pages 164 - 189 Jan Giebel Download chapter (PDF)
General von Einem, Kniende, Stehende. Georg Kolbe with Ferdinand Möller and Three Works on Consignment from 1938 Pages 190 - 207 Wolfgang Schöddert Download chapter (PDF)
The Binding Waiver. Georg Kolbe as a Creditor of Galerie Alfred Flechtheim GmbH Pages 208 - 225 Gesa Jeuthe Vietzen Download chapter (PDF)
“… they exist; that’s all I know.” The Works of Georg Kolbe and Vesting Order 3711 Pages 226 - 248 Anja Tiedemann Download chapter (PDF)
Participation without Participating—Georg Kolbe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and National Socialism Pages 250 - 277 Olaf Peters Download chapter (PDF)
Continuity through Mediality. Georg Kolbe in the Mirror of Self-Staging and Reproduction Photography Pages 294 - 311 Christina Irrgang Download chapter (PDF)
Georg Kolbe Celebrates His Birthday. Journalistic Strategies Pages 312 - 332 Magdalena Bushart Download chapter (PDF)
“Rightly forgotten”? Georg Kolbe after 1945 Pages 334 - 349 Maike Steinkamp Download chapter (PDF)
“An extraordinary case of ambivalence”—The American Reception of Georg Kolbe during and after the National Socialist Dictatorship Pages 350 - 362 Dorothea Schöne Download chapter (PDF)
