Kollwitz lived through both world wars

• Kathe lost her Son peter in WW1

• She was threatened with deportation to a concetration camp during WW2

• Kathe was evacuated from Berlin days before her house was bombed in 1943

• She also out lived her grandson who was killed in WW2

Talent saved her life

Kollwitz was saved from the camps as she was a notable figure in the art world known across Europe and America

What do you think Kollwitz meant when she said...

"We [women] are endowed with the strength to make sacrifices which are more painful than giving our own blood"

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• Kathe Kollwitz: German artist 1867 1945

• Lived through two world wars

• Focused her grief and anger through her expressive artworks

• Key skills, drawing, mark-making, print.

• Incredible strength and determination