Born Helmut Herzfeld in the outskirts of Berlin. Changed his name in 1917 in protest at the anti-British feelings in Germany. Fleeing the Nazis in 1938 he came to England where he was interned for a time as an enemy alien after which he settled in Hampstead (at the house with the plaque). Returned to London in 1967 to prepare for a retrospective at the ICA. His best known works are political photomontages. Died in East Berlin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Heartfield
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John Heartfield
John Heartfield, 1891 - 1968, master of political photomontage, lived here, 1...
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Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones
Born Aberdeen. Winner of the Prix de Rome. Other work in London includes the 1963 Joy of Life group in the Hyde Park fountain, pictured by Ornamental Passions.
1 memorial
Henry Fuseli
Painter and writer. Born in Zurich as Johann Heinrich Füssli, worked mainly in England. The birth date we give is from the ODNB who warn that he later lied about it. His paintings often depict t...
1 memorial
Studio Weave
A London-based idiosyncratic architecture practice. The picture we have used is from their page about the Aldgate project.
1 memorial
Stanley Hallam Rothwell
Body builder and artists' model who posed for a number of statues on display in London. Rothwell was brought to our attention by Broderick D.V. Chow in this Londonist article. This, together with ...
1 memorial
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