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"In the Beginning Was the Word," (detail)

Hermann Otto Hoyer1937

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States

Painting by Hermann Otto Hoyer, entitled, "In the Beginning Was the Word," ca. 1937. German artist Hoyer depicted a quasi-messianic Hitler mesmerizing an audience with his oratory in the 1920s. The artwork’s title is from the opening line of the New Testament Gospel of John: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." This and 400 other Nazi-era artworks still considered politically charged remain in the U.S. Army’s custody today.

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  • Title: "In the Beginning Was the Word," (detail)
  • Creator: Hermann Otto Hoyer
  • Date Created: 1937
  • Location: Germany
  • Rights: US Army Center of Military History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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