Jeanne Mammen
Slideshow of early works by Jeanne Mammen, Germany
Jeanne Mammen (1890-1976)
watercolorist, painter, printmaker was born in Berlin, grew up in Paris where she got her fine arts education. She lived most of her adult life in Berlin.
Jeanne Mammen is know for her graphics, including nude and semi-nude female figures made for gay and lesbian periodicals in 1920s and 1930s. In In the spring of 1933, the Nazi press labeled Mammen’s artwork as “Jewish” and banned publication of her series of eight lithographs illustrating Peter Louys’ “Les Chansons de Bilitis,” an exploration of lesbian love.
Related Links
Lesbian Art Herstory – Jeanne Mammen
Jeanne Mammen Foundation