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Exhibit examines hidden meanings in art from Nazi Germany

In landscapes, portraits and still lifes, German and Austrian artists from the 1930s through the outbreak of World War II risked their lives camouflaging heavy political symbols into conventional art forms. Now, "Before the Fall," an exhibit at New York City’s Neue Galerie, unmasks messages of anxiety, resistance or support that the artists disguised. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports.