German Artists Found the Bauhaus
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts, Architecture
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Teaching, Teachers, Architects
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Berlin, Chicago
- Date: 1919
Article abstract: Despite the Nazis’ opposition--or perhaps because of it--the Bauhaus achieved international fame as the most innovative and progressive art school of its time.
Summary of Event
On April 1, 1919, the architect Walter Gropius accepted the directorship of the Weimar Academy of Art with the understanding that it would be combined with the Weimar Arts and Crafts School, which had been closed since 1915. When Gropius arrived in Weimar, he already had in mind a name--Das Staatliche Bauhaus--and a well-conceived program for the new school,...
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