Thomas
Heine,
the son of a prosperous Jewish businessman,
was born in Leipzig in 1867. After training as a painter he contributed
cartoons for magazines such as Fliegende
Blatter
and Die
Jugend.
When Albert
Langen, started Simplicissimus
in 1896, he invited Heine to join the journal. Each week Heine provided
the drawing that appeared on the front cover of Simplicissimus.
A strong opponent of right-wing nationalism, Heine often produced
cartoons ridiculing Adolf Hitler and the
Nazi Party. When Hitler gained power in
1933, Heine was forced to leave the country. Thomas Heine died in
Stockholm in 1948.
GOD:
Woodrow Wilson, where are your 14 points?
WILSON: Don't
get excited, Lord, we didn't keep your Ten Commandments either! |
Thomas
Heine, Simplicissimus,
(17th June, 1919)
| An
unproductive search of Hitler's house. |
Thomas Heine,
Simplicissimus
(1930)
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