Representation and Morality in Political Art
2,837 views · Published 6 February 2011 · 11:57 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: John Thornton · 2011 · Education
By studying the brilliant fotomontages of German anti Nazi artist John Heartfield, I try to get a sense of what constitutes fair play in political art. My soul searching comes in wake of a video I made about Tea Party luminary Michele Bachmann, in which I feel I transgressed ethically. Talking to Tony Auth, the Pulitzer Prize winning Philadelphia Inquirer political cartoonist, I gain further insights into this complicated issue.
