“As for degenerate artists, I forbid them to impose their so-called experience on the public. If they see blue fields, they are deranged and should go to a mental asylum. If they only pretend to see them blue, they are criminals and should go to prison. I will purge the nation of it.”-Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler's rise to the position of Chancellor of the long-suffering Wiemar Republic in 1933 ushered in the National Socialist (Nazi) regime. Shortly before the start of World War II, Germany witnessed major changes while under the new dictatorial government, such as censorship of art. While in power, Hitler established the Reich Chamber of Visual Arts, whose sole responsibility was to determine whether works of art were worthy of appearing in national exhibitions. Paintings and sculptures that were not approved by the government were labeled entartete künst (degenerate art). The strict regulations regarding works of art affected artists throughout Germany in various ways, resulting in some artists being imprisoned while others became prosperous. (Shirer, n.pag.) Due to air raids across Europe, “not much is known about the art of the Third Reich.” Furthermore, "it is assumed that the work of art is so terrible that it does not deserve the attention of art historians" (Adam 7.8). The remnants of Nazi art from war-torn Europe were hidden from the public until the late 1990s. After the invasion of Berlin, a portion was taken by the Allied forces and locked away while most of the remaining paintings and sculptures were hidden from the German people. The artwork was considered "a disgrace to the German government". While in power, Hitler “declared that... Cubists, Futurists, Dadaists and Surrealists... were criminals and unknowing...... middle of paper......ct that the Third Reich did not last for long time and artists like Beckmann managed to flee the country, Hitler failed to achieve his goal of ridding the world of modernists. However, the effects that the Third Reich had on painters and sculptors were different. Works Cited Adam, Peter. The arts of the Third Reich. London: Thames and Hudson, 1992. Print.Breker, Arno. The Guard 1936.Bauer, Rudolf. Furious. 1918. Oil on panel. Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco.Carmilly, Moshe. Fear of art; Censorship and freedom of expression in art. New York: Bowker, 1986. Print.Clinefelter, Joan L. Artists for the Third Reich: Culture and Race from Wiemar to Nazi Germany New York: Oxford. 2005. Print.Dix, Otto. Trench warfare. 1923.Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a History of Nazi Germany. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperback. 1990. Print.