WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In his 1925 autobiography Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler described how, in his youth, he wanted to become a professional artist, but his dreams were ruined because he failed the entrance exam of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Hitler was rejected twice by the institute, once in 1907 and again in 1908.

Detailed explanation-2: -To escape the reality of that failure and avoid the dreaded reality of a workaday existence, Hitler put all his hope in the dream of achieving greatness as an artist. He decided to attend the prestigious Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hitler had a normal education. As a young man, he showed no special talents. He wanted to study art, and moved to Vienna after his mother’s death in hope of being accepted to art school, but was turned down for lack of talent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Approximately sixteen thousand pieces were removed, and by 1938 the Nazi Party declared that all German art museums were purified. State-sponsored exhibitions of this art followed the Nazi purges, clarifying to Germans which types of modern art were now unacceptable in the new German Reich.

Detailed explanation-5: -Griepenkerl also became famous posthumously for having rejected Adolf Hitler’s application to train at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Detailed explanation-6: -One of the men that was involved was Hildebrand Gurlitt. Gurlitt was an art dealer and trader and also worked personally for the Fuhrer in gaining many important art pieces. Gurlitt and just a few other men were excused from military service due to their contributions to the museum effort.