Who is George Gross or Grosz?

Answer 1

George Gross also known as George Grosz an artist from Germany and his artwork had no boundaries making him an activist on touching subjects such as poverty, perversion, homeless, helplessness. hypocracy in religion and military and unjust wars. An activist in many ways especially with his political Cartoons. Born in Germany, was expelled from grammar school but graduated from Academy of Arts in Dresden, with honors. Willfully joined the military but was discharged after sinusitis and a nervous breakdown. *George Gross then changed his name to George Grosz as a rebellion to military. Drafted the second time in military but was forced into a mental institution after he attacking his Sargent. Where he escaped,even though desertion was a sentence of death. After found, he was placed back in the mental institution and after a suicide attempt, was discharged as permanently unfit for service. He was a big part of the German Dada group, along with Max Ernst, Otto Dix, John Heartfield and Kurt Schwitters. George fled to the US just before WW2 Nazi takeover... *In fact: One of Hiler's first acts was to destroyed all of Grosz's artwork by German officials on Hitler's orders. George taught ar Art Student's League in New York from 1933, until 1955. Although being German during that time period, he wasn't welcomed by others. George returned back to Germany to say: "My American dream, turned ut to be a soap bubble". A few days after he moved back to Berlin, George Grosz died on July 6th by falling down some stairs drunk or parhaps...?