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Functional beauty Founded in Weimar in 1919, the Bauhaus school developed a revolutionary approach that fused fine art with craftsmanship and engineering in everything from architecture to furniture, typography, and even theater. Originally headed by Walter Gropius, the Bauhaus counted among its members artists and architects such as Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky, László Moholy-Nagy, and Marcel Breuer. In 1930 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe took over as the leader, but soon after, in 1933, the Nazi government shut down the school. During its fourteen years of existence, Bauhaus managed to change the faces of art, architecture, and industrial design forever and is still hugely influential today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #359236 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

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• ISBN13: 9783822836491
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Magdalena Droste has held the chair of art history at the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, Germany since 1997. She has widely published and researched on art and artists, with an emphasis on Bauhaus and design history of the 20th century.

Customer Reviews

GREAT Introduction to the Bauhaus
Since getting turned on to Michael de Klerk and the Amsterdam School style of Architecture my interest in other early 21st century modernist movements have begun to catch my eye. A GREAT introduction to the movement, the players and their works. Could've used a bit more on the architecture and furnishings but hey, that's what future book purchases are all about.