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Otto Nagel

Otto Nagel (1894 - 1967) was active/lived in Germany.  Otto Nagel is known for Painting.

The Berlin artist Otto Nagel grew up in a family with social democratic principles and joined the Social Democratic Party in 1912 already during his apprenticeship as a stained glass painter.  After the First World War Nagel began to paint his first works under the influence of August Macke (1887-1914), immersing himself in the Berlin art scene more and more; Heinrich Zille and Käthe Kollwitz were among his close friends.

At the same time Nagel became increasingly communist in his political belief, leading the Nazis to invalidate his election to chairman of the Reichsverband der Bildenden Künstler Deutschlands one day after the fact.  Nagel was imprisoned multiple times, was banned from painting, and many of his works were denounced as degenerate.

In 1945 Otto Nagel co-founded the Cultural Association of the GDR.  He became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany after the merger of the Communist and Social Democratic   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1352 characters.]  Artist bio

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