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Luitpold Adam
Luitpold Adam (1888–1950) was a German painter
Adam was an official war artist during the First World War; and he was chosen by Adolf Hitler to be the head of the Nazi war artist program in the Second World War. In 1944, the number of war artists working under him numbered 80.
See also.
- War artist
- List of German painters
References.
- Evans, Richard J. (2009). "The Third Reich at War." New York:
List of German official war artists
German official war artists were commissioned by the military to create artwork in the context of a specific war.
Official war artists have been appointed by governments for information or propaganda purposes and to record events on the battlefield; but there are many other types of artists depicting the subject or events of war.
First World War.
The German military supported soldier-artists during this conflict.
- Luitpold Adam
Second World War.
After 1939, Luitpold Adam was the head