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August Sander

1876–1964

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Tate Papers no.19: Spring 2013

This issue explores the political and ethical questions posed by the photographs of August Sander (1876–1964). Other topics include the …

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August Sander and the Artists: Locating the Subjects of New Objectivity

Dorothy C. Rowe sheds light on the role played by photographer August Sander among the group of artists known as …

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August Sander’s Der Bauer and the Pervasiveness of the Peasant Tradition

Examining August Sander’s Der Bauer group of photographs in relation to the historical representation of peasants in German art, Christian …

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Otto Dix and August Sander: In the Eye of the Storm

German artists Otto Dix and August Sander chronicled the rise and fall of the inter-war Weimar Republic, but their work …

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Five things to know: August Sander

Explore five top things to know about one of the most significant and influential photographers of the twentieth century

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To coincide with Tate Modern's survey exhibition Juergen Teller enjoys the timeless charm of a Cecil Beaton portrait, David Goldblatt …

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1938

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c.1941
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Photograph of a female dancer in ‘Prometheus’, The Carmargo Society at Sadler’s Wells

John Banting
1936
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Life Undiluted: Tour: Julian Sander

Enjoy a tour of Portraying a Nation from the great-grandson of August Sander

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10 Oct 2017
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Portraying a Nation: Germany 1919–1933

Bringing together two significant artists, Otto Dix and August Sander, experience the radical extremes of what is now an important …

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