Dawson, 1920

Series titleSmoke and Mirrors (Cover page to the programme booklet of the cabaret "Schall und Rauch")

ArtistGeorge Grosz, Berlin 1893–1959 Berlin

EditorGeorge Grosz, Berlin 1893–1959 Berlin

EditorJohn Heartfield, Berlin 1891–1968 Berlin

Pen, brush drawing in black ink with pencil marks on smooth, light vellum

Sheet dimensions30 × 23,5 cm

Depicted locationDawson

Status

not on display

About the workThe “Schall und Rauch” (Smoke and Mirrors) cabaret, which commented on current affairs of the young Weimar Republic in the basement of the Großes Schauspielhaus theatre in Berlin from 1919 to 1921, chose George Grosz’s drawing as the motif for the programme’s title page. The figures outlined with a reed pen allude to the seedy underworld that fascinated the artist. The inset lettering refers to Dawson City, a town founded in 1896 during Canada’s gold rush, which struggled with the social consequences of excessive greed in the face of racketeers, criminals and the country’s oldest casino.

AccessionAcquisition 1951

Inventory numberK 1951-236

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