Heinrich Hoffmann

German photographer and art dealer

Heinrich Hoffmann - Artists & Creatives born September 12th, 1885
Born
Died

1957
69 years ago — 72 years old

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Artists & Creatives

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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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