Most collectors are familiar with the catalogs that could be purchased at the various exhibitions held at the Haus der deutschen Kunst (House of German Art) in Munich from 1937 through 1944. The exhibition catalogs are far more common today than the Prospekt or informational brochure for the same exhibitions.
This 1938 informational brochure measures about 8-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches (folds to about 4-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches), and the cover panel has the Professor Richard Klein’s logo from the front of Kunst im Dritten Reich magazine.
Inside, a two-page spread shows pictures of items on display in the
Grosse Deutsche Kunstausstellung (Greater German Art Exhibition) of 1938, dates and times, entrance fees and a phone number for information. The back cover shows views from the restaurant, the
Bierstuberl and the bar / dance floor below the galleries.
These brochures were sent out by the Munich Tourist Office to people who planned to visit the
Hauptstadt der Bewegung, were available at all hotel front desks and were included in magazines and mailings sent to those who might be interested in the subject of the exhibition. 99% were thrown away so they are very rare today.
The
1938 Greater German Art Exhibition ran from 10 July through 16 October 1938, and included paintings and sculpture by Conrad Hommel, Otto Pitthan, Elk Eber, Kurt Schmid-Ehmen, Josef Thorak, Arno Breker, Fritz Klimsch, Franz Eichhorst, Julius Paul Junghanns, Albert Henrich, Conrad Phau, Hermann Gradl, Ferdinand Liebermann, Anni Spetzler-Proschwitz, etc.
This brochure is in very nice used condition and has no odor.