Powerful: The Art of Käthe Kollwitz September 13, 2025 – January 4, 2026

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Käthe Kollwitz, Brot! (Bread!), 1924, lithograph, 19 ½ x 15 inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, gift of Philip and Cynthia Shive, 2021.023.
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Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis am Tisch (Self-Portrait at the Table), drypoint and aquatint, etching, 7 ½ x 5 ¾ inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, gift of Sam and Ruth Becker, 2008.016.
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Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis (Self Portrait), 1912, soft ground etching, drypoint, 6 1/8 x 4 ¾ inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, gift of Sam and Ruth Becker, 2008.011.
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Käthe Kollwitz, Die Pflüger (The Plowers), 1907, drypoint, aquatint, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, gift of Sam and Ruth Becker, 2008.014.

Powerful: The Art of Käthe Kollwitz

September 13, 2025 – January 4, 2026

80 years after her death, the work of German printmaker Käthe Kollwitz continues to strike an emotional chord in the eyes of modern viewers.  Her expressionist works often dealt with themes of the working class, women, grief, and violence.  Her prints highlighted themes of social justice which still feel relevant today.

Please note: 
This exhibition contains imagery depicting themes that include death, grief, and sexual violence. 

This exhibition and accompanying educational programming have been made possible in part by the International Fine Print Dealers Association Foundation, the GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Donor-Advised Fund at the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, the Carleen and Eugene Grandon Charitable Foundation, and the McIntyre Foundation.  Support has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.  Annual Educational support has been provided in part by The Aegon Transamerica Foundation.