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Adolf Ziegler
1892-10-16 – 1959-09-18
Life & Legacy
Adolf Ziegler (16 October 1892 – 11 September 1959) was a German painter and politician. He was tasked by the Nazi Party to oversee the purging of what the NSDAP described as "degenerate art", by most of the German modernist artists. Ziegler's triptych painting, The Four Elements, hung above the mantel in Hitler's Munich apartment. He was reputedly Adolf Hitler's "favourite painter".
Occupation & Career
painter, politician, university teacher, artist
Education
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich · Reich chamber of culture
Education & Institutions
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q364656 — wikidata View source
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