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1.   Walter Gropius, Architect and Founder of the Bauhaus (1926)
As the founder of the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius (1883-1969) helped write a significant chapter in modern architectural history. Gropius was a student of the prominent industrial architect Peter....
Walter Gropius, Architect and Founder of the Bauhaus (1926)
2.   "Cathedral," Title Page by Lyonel Feininger for Walter Gropius' Bauhaus Manifesto and Program (April 1, 1919)
The Bauhaus School was founded in Weimar by architect Walter Gropius, who, on April 1, 1919, published....
"Cathedral," Title Page by Lyonel Feininger for Walter Gropius' Bauhaus Manifesto and Program (April 1, 1919)
3.   Walter Gropius, Sommerfeld House (1920-22)
Commissioned by building contractor Alfred Sommerfeld, the Sommerfeld House (1920-21) was the first product of the cooperation between Gropius’ private architectural practice and the Bauhaus school.....
Walter Gropius, Sommerfeld House (1920-22)
4.   Theodor Bogler, Combination Teapot with Metal Handle (1923)
As one of the younger members of the Bauhaus pottery workshop, Theodor Bogler (1897-1968) tried to push pottery in the direction of larger-scale production. In accordance with the Bauhaus slogan....
Theodor Bogler, Combination Teapot with Metal Handle (1923)
5.   Ida Kerkovius, Carpet with Black Background (1923)
The weaving workshop was one of the school’s most productive. Mostly frequented by women, the workshop experimented with both traditional and industrial weaving techniques as well as with new synthetic....
Ida Kerkovius, Carpet with Black Background (1923)
6.   Poster for Bauhaus Exhibition in Weimar (1923)
The first Bauhaus exhibition in Weimar was held from July through September 1923. The exhibition poster was designed by Joost Schmidt (1893-1948), a talented sculpture student who went on to become....
Poster for Bauhaus Exhibition in Weimar (1923)
7.   Max Krehan's Ceramics Workshop at the Weimar Bauhaus (1924)
The Bauhaus ceramics workshop was located about 30 km outside of Weimar in Dornburg on the river Saale. It was led by sculptor Gerhardt Marcks (1889-1981) and pottery master Max Krehan (1875-1925).....
Max Krehan's Ceramics Workshop at the Weimar Bauhaus (1924)
8.   Johannes Itten (1925)
Johannes Itten (1888-1967) was a Swiss painter, art pedagogue, and color theorist who developed, and then led, the influential preliminary course [Vorkurs] at the Bauhaus. The preliminary....
Johannes Itten (1925)
9.   László Moholy-Nagy with Metalworking Students at the Weimar Bauhaus (1924-25)
The Hungarian painter, photographer, and filmmaker Lázló Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) taught at the Bauhaus for only five years, yet became one of its most influential masters. He joined the school as....
László Moholy-Nagy with Metalworking Students at the Weimar Bauhaus (1924-25)
10.   Walter Gropius, Dessau Bauhaus, View from the Southwest (built 1926)
In 1924, when ongoing difficulties with the Thuringian regional government threatened the existence of their Weimar school, the Bauhaus masters looked into relocating. The school eventually moved....
Walter Gropius, Dessau Bauhaus, View from the Southwest (built 1926)
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