Reich Association of Fine Artists of Germany

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The Reich Association of Visual Artists of Germany (RV / RVbK) was a professional association for visual artists in the Weimar Republic , which existed from 1927 until its dissolution in 1933. It was the successor organization to the Reich Economic Association of Fine Artists in Germany (RWV / RWVbK), which existed from 1921 to 1927.

history

With the Allgemeine Deutsche Kunstgenossenschaft , the first national association of regional artists' associations was founded in 1856 . The Deutsche Kunstgenossenschaft organized exhibitions, supported artists in financial difficulties and was involved in the creation of the legal basis for the first German copyright law from 1876. After 1900, numerous artists' associations emerged, partly through spin-offs, but there was no uniform representation of the artists.

To improve the economic framework for artistic work in Germany, economic associations had been established in many places since 1913 . These merged in 1921 to form the Reich Association of Visual Artists in Germany . In 1927 it was renamed the Reich Association of Fine Artists of Germany (RVbK). The reason was the realization that the separation of economic interests from the other interests of the artist community was not feasible. At the end of the 1920s, the association had around 9,000 members, including around 300 members in the Hannover Gau.

On January 30, 1933, the day when Adolf Hitler handed over power , the painter, art critic, art educator, art teacher, publicist and politician Otto Nagel was elected chairman of the Reich Association. His election was canceled by the National Socialists a day later . On November 1, 1933, the Reich Association of Fine Artists in Germany dissolved in the newly founded Reich Cartel of Fine Arts . The establishment of the Reich Cartel in the early days of National Socialism was only an intermediate stage in the process of conformity in the cultural field. With the enactment of the Reich Chamber of Culture Act in September 1933, the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts created by the National Socialists replaced the representation of interests . Membership in the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts became a prerequisite for the artists to practice their profession. With this facility, an important instrument was created for the implementation of the goals of Nazi politics with regard to so-called German art .

After 1945, new groups emerged in the states of the Federal Republic of Germany. In October 1945 the Association of Visual Artists Northwest Germany was founded in Hanover and one year later it had eight branches. At the federal level, the Federal Association of Visual Artists began its work with the Frankfurt Art Congress in 1971. The federal office is in Bonn.

See also

literature

  • Michael Nungesser : The end of the Reich Association of Fine Artists in Germany Educational work of the BBK Berlin, Berlin 1983
  • Elisabeth Schwiontek: The history of the association of visual artists for Lower Saxony ; in: BBK Lower Saxony (ed.): "Art Contours - Artist Profiles", Hanover 1998

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kristina Kratz-Kessemeier: Art for the Republic. The art policy of the Prussian Ministry of Culture ..., 2008, appendix p. 610
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