The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints) / Käthe Kollwitz
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.21
- Title
- The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints)
- Artist
- Käthe Kollwitz
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- 1867-1945
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1897
- Object Creation Place
- Europe
- German
- Creation Place 1
- Europe
- Creation Place 2
- German
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Printed, in lower plate margin: l. Orig. Rad. von Käte Kollwitz. c. VERLAG VON EMIL RICHTER DRESDEN. r. Druck v. O. Felsing, Berlin - Chlttbg.
- Dimensions
- 21.3 cm x 29.5 cm (8 3/8 in. x 11 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- The scene depicts a group of figures marching in the foreground from the left to the right of the composition. A thin sliver of land can be seen in the background. A man in the center carries a scythe over his shoulder. A woman in the center right carries a child on her back.
- Subject Matter
- In 1893, Kollwitz attended a performance of Gerhart Hauptman's The Weavers, which described an uprising of Silesian weavers brought about by industrialization in England. The play was banned due to its ties with a similar uprising in Berlin due to industrialization. Kollwitz's set of prints The Weavers' Revolt were created to depict the plight of oppressed migrant workers during Germany's industrialization.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
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- european
- european styles and periods
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- modern european styles and movements
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- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by occupation
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- youth
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1245 x 893
- File Size
- 149 KB
- Record
- 1956/1.21
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1956-sl-1.21/1956_1.21.jpg
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"The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints); Käthe Kollwitz." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1956-sl-1.21/1956_1.21.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2024.
