Montage: Activity 2

Montage: Activity 2

This historical montage was made between the two World Wars by John Heartfield. The swastika on the right side of Hitler's spine represents his heart, and how he cares for nothing else but the Nazi Party. The fact that his insides and spine are made of coins and money also convey that he is strongly motivated by money and greed. This is a very strong and impacting image due to the controversy of the figure Hitler. This doesn't look like a photograph originally, so the image of Hitler was probably a drawing/sketch. He could have made this image more effective by adding a meaningful background such as a Nazi rally or other image to amplify his message.

This photo was also created by Heartfield, however a little later in the 1960's. This image us more hopeful than the previous one, because the message is that peace will overrun destruction and warfare. Although the missile has no logos to tie it to a particular country or event, because of the time it was created it could be referring to the Cold war or the tensions the U.S. had with other nations at that time. Again, the image could have been more impacting if it had a background or more details to make it more specific to a particular event.