Portrait of Kurt Eisner

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Title

Portrait of Kurt Eisner
Physical Description

1 photograph : black-and-white reproduction
Date

1918 November
Summary

Reproduction of a photograph taken immediately after Eisner's release from Stadelheim Prison, Munich. The photograph was used on postcards for Eisner's campaign "Fuer Recht und Freiheit".
Depicted

Eisner, Kurt, 1867-1919
Subject

Jewish politicians, Germany, History, 1871-1918; Jewish socialists, Germany, Munich; Statesmen; Portraits, Men
Genre

Photographs
Part Of

Kurt Eisner Collection, AR 1812
Accession Number
URL

https://www.lbi.org/griffinger/record/209219

Biographical/Historical Information

The revolutionary socialist Kurt Eisner (1867-1919) was instrumental in the Bavarian November Revolution of 1918 and served as the Prime Minister of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republik from late 1918 until his assassination in 1919.

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Citation

Portrait of Kurt Eisner, Leo Baeck Institute, F 2107.

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