Heinrich Hoffmann

German photographer and art dealer

Heinrich Hoffmann - German photographer and art dealer
Born

September 12th, 1885
140 years ago

Died

1957
68 years ago — 72 years old

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

Germany

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A photographer and art dealer, contributed significantly to the visual documentation of Nazi Germany, operating a photography studio in Berlin. Worked as the official photographer for the National Socialist German Workers' Party, capturing many portraits of Adolf Hitler. Published photographic works that included propaganda materials and art catalogs which supported the political regime during the 1930s and 1940s.

Served as official photographer for Hitler

Published propaganda and art catalogs

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