Writing Assignment 2

Writing Assignment 2

Research question: Who were the Weavers and what is the significant about the body language and facial expressions of the Silesian workers in this painting?

Thesis: Through deep analysis of Käthe Kollwitz’s, March of the Weavers, it is evident that the Silesian Revolt in 1844 was a reaction to the mistreatment and discrimination of the Silesian workers. Although the painting was said to be based off of Gerhart Hauptmann’s play,“The Weavers in Berlin,” it was not meant to be based off the play but rather to represent what happened during the revolt and try to relate that with the current issues that were happening in the 1890s.

Bibliography

Chretien, Todd. “Marx and the Silesian Strikers.” SocialistWorker.org, October 3, 2012. https://socialistworker.org/2012/10/03/marx-and-the-silesian-strikers.

• This source talks about the Silesian Revolt and Karl Marx’s contribution to the first serious action taken by in Germany. He helped them turn what started as a small strike into an uprising against machines that replaced hard working Germans of the working class.

Kollwitz, Käthe. “Cycle ‘A Weavers’ Revolt’ – Overview – Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln.” Cycle “A Weavers’ Revolt” – Overview – Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln, 2015. https://www.kollwitz.de/en/cycle-weavers-revolt-overview.

• This source gives information about the weavers and why they chose to revolt. It also tells about how the weavers are purposefully dressed in different garments than they would usually be wearing.

Kollwitzexpand_more, Käthe. “March of the Weavers, Käthe Kollwitz ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art,” 2017. https://collections.artsmia.org/art/9064/march-of-the-weavers-kaethe-kollwitz.

• This source gives a short, but in depth, look at the behind the scenes of the painting. It also calls attention to the theme of struggle within the Silesian workers.

Mahler, Luise. “Käthe Kollwitz: MoMA.” The Museum of Modern Art, 2016. https://www.moma.org/artists/3201.

• This source provides a biography of Käthie Kollwitz and the struggles she faced as a woman in the art world. It also refers to her style of work and how it clearly represents the struggles of women and the working class.