Why was art so important to Hitler What artistic styles did he favor and why What artistic styles did he detest and why How did he make his opinions on art become known to the German people How did Hi?

Hitler saw himself as an artist and tried to sell his art before

WW1, but critics thought of him as a poor artist and not very good.

When he took over Germany he viewed art as a means of Propaganda

and wealth. He began with censorship of art and books by burning

them and removing them from shops and homes. Then, began collecting

art from all the countries that were invaded. The art that was

stolen from people and museums were going to be used for a national

museum of the Third Reich to be built after the war. Gobbles and

others took art and hid it in salt mines, castles, and other

places. Much of it had Jewish owners like the Kimet painting "Woman

in Gold." Art museums like the Louvre in Paris hid their best works

in underground tunnels below Paris. Some of the art is still lost

from the war and every so often is found.