The artists associated with the New Objectivity produced mostly portraits, often with a pointed political message. See subunit 6.2.2 for more information.
Attribution:
Anahit Ter-Stepanian, PhD; Rebecca Butterfield, PhD. Art History ARTH209 20th Century Art. (The Saylor Academy 2014), http://www.saylor.org/courses/arth209/ (Accessed 14 May, 2014). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND