Against war Quote by Kathe Kollwitz

“I have received a commission to make a poster against war. That is a task that makes me happy. Some may say a thousand times that this is not pure art.... but as long as I can work, I want to be effective with my art.”

Kathe Kollwitz

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Against war Art I can Long Make me happy May Posters Pure Sand Time Tasks Thousand Want War

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