Heinrich von Twardowski, Berlin
Lotte Jacobi, American (born Prussia), 1896 - 1990
about 1932; portfolio published 1979
Gelatin silver print
1/25
Image: 9 1/8 × 6 3/4 in. (23.1 × 17.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.3 × 27.9 cm)
Overall: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Sondra and Charles Gilman Jr. Foundation Fund
2007.25.17
Portfolio / Series Title
Number seven from Lotte Jacobi Portfolio II
Printer
Carlos Richardson
Publisher
Lotte Jacobi, Deering, New Hampshire
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, in graphite, lower left: Lotte Jacobi
Label
This striking depiction of celebrated actor Heinrich von Twardowski evokes his “bad guy” roles in over forty films between 1919 and 1960. His frowning mouth and lit cigar, along with the open-lapel, neatly pressed tuxedo, stovepipe hat, and ornamental monocle all come together to build up the character of a movie villain. Jacobi always let her subjects “rule the frame.” In this portrait, Twardowski’s elevated seat, evident detachment, and cold glance might make us think we have wandered into the villain’s lair, and worse, it seems he was expecting us.
From the 2026 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 130, Window and Mirror: Distinctions Between Artists and Their Subjects, curated by Jamylle Gomes Santos Oliveira ‘26, Mellon Intern
Course History
ARTH 28.10, Fashion in Art, Kristin O'Rourke, Fall 2022
German 7.06, Diversity in the Media, Heidi Denzel, Winter 2025
German 43.06, Film Studies 42.18, Movies and Migration, Heidi Denzel, Fall 2025
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 130, Window and Mirror: Distinctions Between Artists and Their Subjects, Jamylle Gomes Santos Oliveira ‘26, Mellon Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 9 - July 11, 2026.
Provenance
Resser-Thorner Antiques, Manchester, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 2007.
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