Edith Altman

Edith Altman (born 1931)^[1] is a German Jewish-American artist. She emigrated from Germany to the United States at a young age. Her work investigates the lowest and the highest levels of any hierarchy. She explores systems (governmental, financial, cultural, etc.) of power, and the powerless.^[2]

Early life

Altman escaped Nazi Germany in 1939 as a little girl. Her father Max Hittman (Markus Hüttmann) escaped from Buchwenwald. She lost her grandfathers and grandmothers on both sides of her family to the Holocaust. ^[3]

Notable Works

• "Reclaiming the Symbol: The Art of Memory" (p. 1988) - a painting that attempts to reclaim the symbolism of the Swastika and incorporates themes including kabbalism and Jewish mysticism

References

1. Baigell, Matthew (1997). Jewish-American Artists and the Holocaust. Rutgers University Press. p. 55.
2. Edith Altman
3. (2003) Edith Altman:Retrospective. Lindenau-Museum and Autoren. p.157