Emil Stumpp – chronist of his times

Author / Director / Camera: January 2018 – ongoing: Documentary (work in progress) on the most famous german press artist of the Weimar Republic: Emil Stumpp (1886-1941). The fervent antifascist drew the entire elite of his era from life: politicians, scientists, artists and sportspeople. He produced more than 20.000 portraits, almost all signed by the portraitee. In 1933 he is being banned from carrying out his profession and he dies 1941 in a Nazi prison. The Emil Stumpp archive is now online. Production company: stumppfilm


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