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11.   Kurt Günther, The Radioist (1927)
As radio emerged as a new medium and transformed communication and popular culture, critics raised questions about the impact it would have on people’s lives. In a 1924 article for the Frankfurter....
Kurt Günther, <i>The Radioist</i> (1927)
12.   László Moholy-Nagy, Marseilles, Port View (1929)
László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) was a versatile and prolific artist who at various times worked in painting, sculpture, architecture, typography, photography, and film. Recruited to teach at the Bauhaus....
László Moholy-Nagy, <i>Marseilles, Port View</i>  (1929)
13.   László Moholy-Nagy, 7 a.m. New Year's Morning (c. 1930)
László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) was a versatile and prolific artist who at various times worked in painting, sculpture, architecture, typography, photography and film. This photograph titled “New....
László Moholy-Nagy, <i>7 a.m. New Year's Morning</i> (c. 1930)
14.   László Moholy-Nagy, Photogram: Wine Glass (c. 1926)
Like Walter Gropius and many others, László Moholy-Nagy sought to break down the barriers between....
László Moholy-Nagy, <i>Photogram: Wine Glass</i> (c. 1926)
15.   Yva, Women’s Legs (1920s)
Yva (born Else Ernestine Neuländer, 1900-1942) was a Berlin photographer whose work brought avant-garde techniques and styles to the emerging genres of commercial advertising and fashion photography.....
Yva, <i>Women’s Legs</i> (1920s)
16.   August Sander, Circus Artists (1926-32)
August Sander (1876-1964) is widely regarded as one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. His legacy centers on his photographic series, “People of the Twentieth Century,”....
August Sander, <i>Circus Artists</i> (1926-32)
17.   August Sander, Jobless (1928)
In August Sander’s view, photography was better at capturing people and landscapes “as they really....
August Sander, <i>Jobless</i> (1928)
18.   Arnold Schönberg, Austrian Composer (c. 1930)
Austrian born Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951) was one of the major composers of the 20th century.....
Arnold Schönberg, Austrian Composer (c. 1930)
19.   Scenes from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari by Robert Wiene (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the story of a traveling doctor who uses a sleepwalker to terrorize a northern German village. The narrative, with its emphasis on sanity and insanity, resonated....
Scenes from <i>The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari</i> by Robert Wiene (1920)
20.   Scenes from Metropolis by Fritz Lang (1927)
With its groundbreaking special effects and elaborate sets, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis was the most expensive film ever produced and almost bankrupted UFA studios. Lang’s subject is a futuristic....
Scenes from <i>Metropolis</i> by Fritz Lang (1927)
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