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Nazis are praising Hitler's art prowess. But was he really any good?

JL;DR SUMMARY With the rise of unregulated speech on social media, Adolf Hitler's art is being reassessed by neo-Nazis, who argue it surpasses modernist Jewish artists like Mark Rothko. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Adolf HitlerJewish ArtistsNeo NazismRealismArt CriticismMark RothkoExpressionismVienna Academy Of Fine ArtsPerspective In ArtAryan Idyll

Places mentioned

Prague, Prague, Hlavní mešto, Czechia
"The signature of Adolf Hitler at the painting Prague in the Fog."
Vienna, Austria
"He applied twice to the prestigious Academy of Fine Art in Vienna, but was rejected both times."

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