Today, we honor the work of Fritz Eichenberg (October 24, 1901 – November 30, 1990) on the 25th anniversary of his crossing over. Eichenberg was born in Germany, immigrated to the States during the Nazi era, became a Quaker and, after meeting Dorothy Day in 1949, frequently contributed illustrations to the Catholic Worker newspaper.
By Bill Wylie-Kellermann
Fritz Eichenberg, the artist so long associated with the Catholic Worker, published a wonderful and disturbing depiction of the Nativity. In the center foreground lies the babe on hay and in swaddling clothes. Nestled round are an adoring donkey and a cow. Through the crossbeams above, a star points down from the heavens. Hallmark, you would think, would snatch up the print for a comforting and conventional Christmas card. Continue reading “O Holy Nightmare: Incarnation and Apocalypse”
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