Der Mensch als Industriepalast — Fritz Kahn

Fritz Kahn's Der Mensch als Industriepalast, or Man as Industrial Palace, transforms the human body into an elaborate modern factory. Within the profile of a standing figure, miniature workers operate control rooms, machinery, pipes, gauges, conveyors, and processing systems, turning biological functions into a carefully organized industrial landscape.

Created in 1926, the illustration uses the visual language of the machine age to explain human physiology. The head functions like a command center while breathing, digestion, circulation, and related processes unfold through interconnected mechanical systems in the torso. Deep blue, orange, yellow, green, and brown details contrast with the cream ground, giving this educational diagram its distinctive combination of scientific information and retro-futurist imagination.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Fritz Kahn
• Title: Der Mensch als Industriepalast
• Original title: Der Mensch als Industriepalast
• Series: Das Leben des Menschen
• Date: 1926
• Period: 1920s
• Place of Origin: Germany
• Medium: Chromolithograph

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