An Artist as Soldier: Seeking Refuge in Love and Art

by Barbara Schmitter Heisler

Overview

At the center of this book are the World War II letters (Feldpostbriefe) of a German artist and art teacher to his wife. While these letters address many of the topics usually found in war letters, they are unusual in two respects. Each letter is lovingly decorated with a drawing and the letters make few references to the war itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433135118
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	08/21/2017
Series:	American University Studies: Series 1: Germanic Languages and Literature , #114
Edition description:	New
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barbara Schmitter Heisler is Professor Emerita at Gettysburg College. She received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1979. Dr. Heisler has published numerous articles and book chapters on immigration, citizenship, poverty and housing in Europe and America. Her book, From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen: A Social History with 35 Interviews, was published in 2013. Her research has been supported by several fellowships and grants. In 1999 she was among the first class of residential fellows at the American Academy in Berlin. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with her husband, Martin O. Heisler.