In this study, Camilla Smith wrests Jeanne Mammen from narratives of a sexually liberated Weimar culture and its fall to reveal a more compelling and complex artist. With both sensitivity and precision, Smith illuminates the complexities of Mammens inner emigrationthe fine lines between non-conformism and dissent, camouflage and accommodationfollowed by the risks and possibilities of post-war culture in Berlin. * Frederic J. Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of History of Art and Architecture, University College London, UK * Beautifully illustrated and compulsively readable, Jeanne Mammen: Art Between Resistance and Conformity in Germany, 19161950 explores the dramatic life and multifaceted work of one of Europes most innovative artists. Moving beyond the dazzling Glitter and Doom of Mammens Weimar-era illustrations, Camilla Smith thematizes Mammen as an observer, artist, and translator, a woman alive to the possibilities of her age who lived through two world wars and negotiated her own inner immigration under the Nazi dictatorship. The is a thrilling new examination of an essential modernist artist whose significance has too long escaped scrutiny. * Elizabeth Otto, Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art History, University at Buffalo (SUNY), USA *
