Sculptures of the Third Reich: Arno Breker and Reich Sculptors

The Third Reich's architectural triumphs, Olympic events and trade exhibitions, were extravagantly adorned by the most stunning sculptures. These splendours have since been destroyed and their records airbrushed out of the history books by the victors of World War II.For this reason the names and wo [...]
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The Third Reich's architectural triumphs, Olympic events and trade exhibitions, were extravagantly adorned by the most stunning sculptures. These splendours have since been destroyed and their records airbrushed out of the history books by the victors of World War II.For this reason the names and works of the greatest sculptors in history may be better known and appreciated in 2000 years than they are today.The staggering beauty and size of the statues, monuments, and war memorials created by Arno Breker, Fritz Klimsch, Josef Thorak, and Ernst Kunst might be forgotten without this sumptuous illustrated record of the Reich Renaissance. Here is art that surpasses that of the greatest civilizations. Leafing through its 144 pages with nearly 300 superb photographs and images supported by captions and biographies, Sculptures of the Third Reich Volumes I and II will leave you breathless. You will surely ask yourself, "What on earth have we destroyed?"