Willst Du wie dieser sein

by Walter Dexel

$450 · Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller · No longer available

Magdeburg: Kunstgewerbeschule Magdeburg, ca. 1930. Loose leaf. Double leaf. 16.5 x 12 . A advertisement leaflet urging the public to take care of and to exercise one's body. Reminiscent of the popular Suren-Gymnastik . The upper half of the leaf shows a photograph of a skinny, weak older boy with the caption: Willst Du wie dieser sein: Siecher Körper, unselbstständiger, charakterloser Mensch Do you want to be like this? Sick body, irresponsible

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