Heinz Kiwitz

Heinz Kiwitz ( born September 4, 1910 in Duisburg, † 1938 in Spain ) was a German wood engravers of Expressionism. He died in the Spanish Civil War.

Life

The son of a book printer Kiwitz received his graphic training at the Folkwang School in Essen under Professor Karl Rössing. In 1933 he was deported to a concentration camp by the Nazis because of " anti-fascist activities " and " socially critical work ." After his release in 1934 he destroyed for fear of further reprisals much of his political work and was confined to illustrations on literary themes. In collaboration with the publisher Rowohlt created book covers to Faulkner spending and illustrations to Fallada novels. In 1937 he succeeded with the help of Rowohlt the flight to Copenhagen, later he went into exile in Paris. There works were created for the émigré press. On August 27, 1937 Kiwitz ' rejection of a German artist of Hitler was published in a Paris newspaper. In 1938 he went to Spain and fought there with the International Brigade against Franco's regime. He probably fell in the Battle of the Ebro.

Honors

Since 2005, a street named after him in Duisburg.

Works

• Book cover to William Faulkner: Light in August, Random House Berlin, 1935.
• Publication by the tale of the town clerk, who flew into the country of Hans Fallada, Dust Jacket and woodcuts by Heinz Kiwitz, Random House Berlin, 1935.
• Publication of the story in woodcuts Anak stories with a preface by Hans Fallada, Random House Berlin, 1936.
• Book cover to William Faulkner: Turning Point, Random House Berlin, 1936.