Martin Museum of Art

Exhibition opening May 14th. Käthe Kollwitz produced a prolific output of graphic arts work from the early 1900’s until her death in 1945. Largely focusing on the deep biological connection between mother and child, and the vulnerability of this relationship, as threatened by violence, war, and famine. Included in the exhibition are several works, courtesy of the Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin.

Sex, war, communists, cowboys, and killers. What do these all have in common? With the advent of cheap, mass production of books and magazines, these shocking subjects dominated popular American literature in the mid-20th century. Pulps, named after the inexpensive wood-pulp paper that was used to print on, became a genre of its own by luring millions of readers and dominating the paperback book market with a low price and covers featuring scenes of graphic violence, mystery, and scantily clad heroines.