Plaque

John Heartfield

Inscription

John Heartfield, 1891 - 1968, master of political photomontage, lived here, 1938 - 1943.
English Heritage

Site: John Heartfield (1 memorial)

NW3, Downshire Hill, 47

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Born Helmut Herzfeld in the outskirts of Berlin. Changed his name in 1917 in ...

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