David Levinthal's Mein Kampf is a 1996 photo-book that reinterprets Adolf Hitler's infamous text through staged photographs of toy soldiers, exploring themes of representation, power, and the visual construction of history, co-authored with Roger Rosenblatt, Garry Trudeau, and James Edward Young. It is a controversial work that uses playthings to confront the horrific reality of the original book, which details Hitler's racist ideology and plans for war.
David Levinthal's Mein Kampf is a 1996 photo-book that reinterprets Adolf Hitler's infamous text through staged photographs of toy soldiers, exploring themes of representation, power, and the visual construction of history, co-authored with Roger Rosenblatt, Garry Trudeau, and James Edward Young. It is a controversial work that uses playthings to confront the horrific reality of the original book, which details Hitler's racist ideology and plans for war.