1937 "Day of German Art" Program

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DAY OF GERMAN ART 1937 PROGRAM

THE OFFICIAL
PROGRAM FOR THE
TAG DER DEUTSCHEN KUNST
(DAY OF GERMAN ART)
IN MÜNCHEN
IN 1937

The old art exhibition hall in München (Munich), Germany, the Glaspalast burned to the ground on 6 June 1931 and when Hitler came to power in January 1933 one of his principal objectives was to replace it.

Using architect Paul Ludwig Troost, Hitler erected one of his great early Nazi buildings, the Haus der deutschen Kunst or House of German Art in central München. The building became the venue for the greatest German art shows in history when it was officially opened in the summer of 1937.

It was opened by Germany’s 23rd Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, during the “Days of German Art”, 16-18 July 1937 to rave reviews and enormous crowds.

Concurrent with this exhibition, the Nazis also staged the Ausstellung Entartete Kunst or the Degenerate Art exhibition in Munich.

The booklet we offer here is the Official Guidebook to the “Days of German Art” and the celebration revolving around the first Großdeutsche Kunstausstellung or Greater German Art Exhibition.

The very rare 6-3/4 x 9-1/2 inch, 32 page softcover book bears the famous Richard Klein art logo on its front cover. The title page has the same design with the dates 1933 and 1937 embossed into it. That is followed by a history of the Glaspalast, full-page photographs of a bronze bust of the Führer and the new House of German Art, photographs of the Führerbau, the sarcophagi, of the martyrs of the Nazi Putsch in 1923, the Feldherrnhalle martyrs monument, the monument on the München-Salzburg Reichsautobahn, the badge for the Day of German Art, sketches of units in the Day of German Art parade, etc., etc. There are even four pages of Munich advertising in the back of the book.

While the festivities surrounding the Day of German Art and the opening of the House of German Art in München attracted tens of thousands of people and the all the Nazi dignitaries, examples of this official program are very, very rare. This one is in good used condition with a small amount of foxing to the covers.

We are also selling a rare original 1941 art folio and several years of exhibition catalogs of the Haus der deutschen Kunst.

This rare 1937 Nazi art program is offered for sale for
$225.00 delivered to any address in the United States.
We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Please inquire.
USM book # 173

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