Born Helmut Herzfeld in the outskirts of Berlin. Changed his name in 1917 in protest at the anti-British feelings in Germany. Fleeing the Nazis in 1938 he came to England where he was interned for a time as an enemy alien after which he settled in Hampstead (at the house with the plaque). Returned to London in 1967 to prepare for a retrospective at the ICA. His best known works are political photomontages. Died in East Berlin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Heartfield
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John Heartfield
John Heartfield, 1891 - 1968, master of political photomontage, lived here, 1...
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London Arts Board
One of ten regional arts boards which were eventually absorbed to become Arts Council England.
Charles Eamer Kempe
Stained glass artist. Thee is a memorial to Charles Eamer Kempe in the South Transept of Chichester Cathedral.
Christopher Whall
Stained glass artist, Born at The Rectory, Thurning, Huntingdonshire. His major stained glass works are in Gloucester and Canterbury Cathedrals and he influenced many artists in Britain and America...
Vanessa Bell
Artist and interior designer, born Vanessa Stephen at 22 Hyde Park Gate, London. Sister of Virginia Woolf. She married Clive Bell in 1907 and their home in Gordon Square became the focus of what wa...
Artful Dodger
Street artist. Hailed as the new 'Banksy'. Likewise he/she preserves their anonymity, so our picture shows another of their works.