Hitler as an Artist
Hi"For hours, I could stand in front of the Opera, for hours I could gaze at the parliament; the whole Ring Boulevard seemed to me like an enchantment out of the 'Thousand and One nights.' "
-Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf
What one must realize is that Hitler was human, just as all of us. He had a talent most people dream of. He was one of the greatest public speakers of the century. He even brought Germany out of a depression. Most know that he used his power to execute more than his fair share of atrocities, but that’s only half the man.
Adolf Hitler was born at an Inn in Austria on April 20, 1889. He was the fourth of six children, all four of which died by five years old. His younger sister, Paula, and he lived to adulthood. His father was a strict, ruthless man who sometimes beat Adolf. His mother was a hardworking, kinder woman. Needless to say, he was much closer to his mother than to his father.
His father, Alois, wanted him to follow in his footsteps and work in the Austria customs, but Adolf pleaded to attend classical high school to become an artist. Despite his sons desires, Alois sent him to a technical school. He and his friend often attended operas. He spent four years there before leaving for Vienna with his dreams of becoming a painter.
When Adolf was only 13 years old, in 1907, his mother passed to breast cancer, which was a tragic blow to the adolescent boy.
While living in Vienna, he struggled every day for food. He lived as a vagabond, often created art for postcards and magazines; he even sold some to the general public, to afford to eat. He loved many media of art, including painting, sculpture, concerts, theater, and opera. Even with meager income, he only bought high quality paints, brushes, and canvases.
He was turned down by the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts twice for "unsatisfactory" skills, after which began to shape his hatred towards Jews, Marxists, and the cosmopolitan Habsburg monarchy. After this turning point in his
-Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf
What one must realize is that Hitler was human, just as all of us. He had a talent most people dream of. He was one of the greatest public speakers of the century. He even brought Germany out of a depression. Most know that he used his power to execute more than his fair share of atrocities, but that’s only half the man.
Adolf Hitler was born at an Inn in Austria on April 20, 1889. He was the fourth of six children, all four of which died by five years old. His younger sister, Paula, and he lived to adulthood. His father was a strict, ruthless man who sometimes beat Adolf. His mother was a hardworking, kinder woman. Needless to say, he was much closer to his mother than to his father.
His father, Alois, wanted him to follow in his footsteps and work in the Austria customs, but Adolf pleaded to attend classical high school to become an artist. Despite his sons desires, Alois sent him to a technical school. He and his friend often attended operas. He spent four years there before leaving for Vienna with his dreams of becoming a painter.
When Adolf was only 13 years old, in 1907, his mother passed to breast cancer, which was a tragic blow to the adolescent boy.
While living in Vienna, he struggled every day for food. He lived as a vagabond, often created art for postcards and magazines; he even sold some to the general public, to afford to eat. He loved many media of art, including painting, sculpture, concerts, theater, and opera. Even with meager income, he only bought high quality paints, brushes, and canvases.
He was turned down by the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts twice for "unsatisfactory" skills, after which began to shape his hatred towards Jews, Marxists, and the cosmopolitan Habsburg monarchy. After this turning point in his