Approaching Storm, George Grosz, 1940
Grosz, George, portraitGrosz, GeorgeGerman, 1893–1959

Approaching Storm

1940 · Painting

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Whitney Museum of American Art

New York, United States

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41.25

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Meanwhile, in the life of Grosz, George

The whole life
  1. 1933–1945

    His work is classed as “degenerate art”

    In Nazi Germany Grosz's work is classed as 'degenerate art'.

  2. 1933–1955

    Teaching at the Art Students League

    Grosz teaches at the Art Students League of New York until 1955; his students include Romare Bearden, who was influenced by his collage style, Joseph Glasco and Robert Cenedella, whom he mentored from 1957 to 1959.

  3. 1938

    American citizenship

    Grosz becomes a naturalised US citizen and makes his home in Bayside, New York.

  4. 1942

    Time magazine calls Grosz a pacifist

    In 1942 Time magazine identifies Grosz as a pacifist, although he had publicly stated that he was neither a Christian nor a pacifist.

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