{"product_id":"envisioning-evil-the-nazi-drawings-by-mauricio-lasansky-paperback","title":"Envisioning Evil: \"The Nazi Drawings\" by Mauricio Lasansky - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel McGarry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive study of this powerful series of drawings by the influential artist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternationally renowned as a printmaker, Mauricio Lasansky (1914-2012) unleashed his brilliant draftsmanship in his self-titled series \u003ci\u003eThe Nazi Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e. The Argentina-born artist created the body of work largely in the 1960s, as the televised trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann awakened the world to the depths of Nazi atrocities. Lasansky's haunting interpretations reflect his response to the unfolding details. \"I was full of hate, poison, and I wanted to spit it out,\" he said. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thirty-three monumental drawings, made from charcoal, wash, and collage, examine the horrors of the Holocaust, especially the suffering of women and children. The series became Lasansky's most famous and notable work and was included among the opening exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Evil\u003c\/i\u003e accompanies the exhibition of \u003ci\u003eThe Nazi Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 2021. Curator Rachel McGarry provides comprehensive biographical, cultural, and historical context for the artist and the creation of this series in three essays and an illustrated timeline. McGarry also traces Holocaust awareness before and after the 1961 Eichmann trial and examines the role of art, literature, and popular media in bringing the genocide into public discourse. Rabbi Barry D. Cytron, former chaplain and professor of religious studies at Macalester College, contributes an essay on the international religious response to revelations about Nazi crimes and their relation to Lasansky's art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated as a reaction to the crimes committed against the Jews during the Holocaust, \u003ci\u003eThe Nazi Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e endure as a condemnation against all persecution and extermination of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel McGarry, PhD, is associate curator in the department of European art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Barry D. Cytron, PhD, is a retired professor and chaplain at Macalester College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 12.99 x 8.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767518724384,"sku":"9781517910518","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4cc8aa08e78c42f0b4059b502ed756f4.webp?v=1780312568","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/envisioning-evil-the-nazi-drawings-by-mauricio-lasansky-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}