About this artwork
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artist:Joseph Beuys (1921 - 1986) German
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title:Joseph Beuys: Hessische Kultur Stiftung
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date created:1998
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materials:Print on paper
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measurements:83.50 x 59.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund, 2008
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accession number:AR00966
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gallery:
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys
German artist Beuys believed that art was integral to everyday life. According to Beuys his own art was shaped by an experience early in his life. As a Luftwaffe pilot during the war, he claimed that he was shot down over the Crimea and was saved by nomadic Tartars. Barely alive, he was wrapped in...
