Swastikas in Shadow, Vienna
About this artwork
The precise date and location of this photograph are hard to pin down, but its meaning – a sign of the gathering Nazi threat – is unmistakeable. The Austrian Nazi Party grew in strength from the early 1930s, largely in response to a sharp downturn in the economy. It proved particularly popular amongst young people, many suffering long-term unemployment. In 1933, the Austrian Chancellor banned the Party imprisoning many of its activists in concentration camps. Tudor-Hart’s photograph eloquently points to the growing significance during the 1930s of anti-fascist politics for both the Austrian and British left.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Edith Tudor-HartAustrian (1908 - 1973)
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title:Swastikas in Shadow, Vienna
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date created:Photographed about 1932
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printed by:Owen LoganScottish (born 1963)
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:30.20 x 30.00 cm
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credit line:Printed 2004 from original negatives held in the Edith Tudor Hart Archive
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accession number:PGP 279.18B
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Edith Tudor-Hart
Edith Tudor-Hart
Edith Tudor-Hart, née Suschitzky, was one of the most significant documentary photographers working in Britain in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Vienna, she grew up in radical Jewish circles. Edith married Alex Tudor-Hart, a British doctor, and the pair moved to England. There she worked as a...