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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 4293013, member: 56&quot;]This biography pretty specifically disagrees:</p><p><a href="https://collection.mmfa.org/artist-maker/info/190" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collection.mmfa.org/artist-maker/info/190" rel="nofollow">https://collection.mmfa.org/artist-maker/info/190</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>In 1934, Grohs was invited to join the faculty of the Nordische Kunsthochschule in Bremen. As a teacher, he stressed craftsmanship and worked to incorporate the teaching of applied arts into the fine arts program. During this period, his work ranged from designs for stained-glass windows to sculptures, tapestries, furniture, clothing, jewelry, and interior decorations. </i></p><p><i>In 1937, the Nazi regime declared Grohs a degenerate artist. His art was confiscated and destroyed, and he was forbidden to paint, sell, or exhibit work that was considered to touch upon religious or social protest themes. Despite this prohibition, Grohs continued to work on his poetry and painting, signing his works with the pseudonym &quot;H. Gross Pahlen&quot;.(4) In 1943, Grohs was drafted into the Army and sent to the Russian Front as a foot solider, but he was released within a year because of poor health. His works from this period suggest a deep sense of despair, and Grohs eventually abandoned painting altogether. </i></p><p><i>After the war, Grohs returned to the Dithmarschen, but it was not until the late 1950s that he began to paint again.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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