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= Hanna Nagel (1907-1975) = Hanna Nagel (also known as Johanna Nagel; June 10th, 1907 in Heidelberg - March 15th, 1975 in Heidelberg) was a German artist, whose early work from 1927 to 1933 centered around a criticism of the patriarchy. In her early works, she advocated strongly against discrimination. Her work not only dealt with misogyny, antisemitism, and racism, but it also dealt with the discrimination of sick and poor people. She brought to the table issues of cultural criticism, legality, psychology, and pedagogy, as well as sexology, Paragraph 218, homophobia, and children's rights. She spoke out for diversity and tolerance and criticized authoritarian structures. Nagel acted as a representative for verism with surrealistic influences, and in her late work, she deviated far from her earlier techniques. Her complete work encompassed graphics and book illustration, as well as oil paintings.

Life & Work
Born on June 10th, 1907, Hanna Nagel was the oldest daughter of merchant Johannes Nagel and his wife, Bertha. With her sister, Margarete, and her adopted brother, Heinz, she grew up in Heidelberg, where she went to a girl’s school. The left-handed artist began drawing from an early age, and in 1924 she began an apprenticeship as a bookbinder. From 1925 to 1929, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe under Karl Hubbuch, Wilhelm Schnarrenberger, and Hermann Gehri, and then finally as a masters’ student under Walter Conz. She criticized the poor treatment of female students, namely Jewish student Hilde Isay, who had a love affair with Karl Hubbuch. In numerous portraits and nude drawings, she criticized the abuse of power and discrimination.

In fall of 1929, she moved to Berlin and continued her studies at the Vereinigten Staatsschulen für Freie und Angewandte Kunst. There, she was also critical of female and male gender roles. She attended classes with Emil Orlik and Hans Meid, and Orlik reportedly saw a “new Kollwitz” in her. In 1931, she married painter Hans Fischer and finished her studies at the beginning of 1932. She and her husband both received the Rome Prize in 1933, where she presented herself officially as an illustrator and graphic artist. Shortly after, Nagel and Fischer moved to Rome for two years.

During the period of Nationalsocialism, Nagel was considered a member of the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts and was allowed to continue exhibiting her work. In 1936, the first of 300 illustrated books from her appeared, including children's books. She also illustrated Anton Tschechow's Die Möwe, Maxim Gorki's Nachtasyl and works from Daphne du Maurier. Born in 1938 in Heidelberg, painter and lyricist Irene Fischer-Nagel was Nagel's only child.

Some of her comprehensive works have yet to be published, and most of her artistic legacy is private property. However, some of her works are displayed in the German National Museum in Nürnberg. The Hanna-Nagel Prize, awarded to prominent female artists over 40 (for example, Jutta Limbach), was instated in Karlsruhe in 1998.