“How long were the stretches of toilsome tacking back and forth, of being blocked, of being thrown back again and again. But all that was annulled by the periods when I had my technique in hand and succeeded in doing what I wanted.” LongHandsWantedPeriodsTechniqueThrownAgain And AgainBack And ForthBack AgainBlocked Book:The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz Source: The diary and letters of Kaethe 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.” WantMayLongArtI CanWarThousandPureTasksMake Me HappyPostersAgainst War Author:Kathe Kollwitz
“Old ideas die hard. We've had thousands of years of women having almost no rights. Parts of the world are in a struggle toward very basic human rights for women, and most of the world isn't even there yet. And it's going to take a long time to change these attitudes.” WorldYearsHumansLongIdeasHardDiesAttitudeStruggleRightsLong TimeHuman RightsOld IdeasBasic Human Rights Author:Kathe Kollwitz