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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR49.576.EE
People
Josef Hartwig, German (Munich, Germany 1880 - 1955 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Title
Chess Piece: blue king
Classification
Recreational Artifacts
Work Type
game piece
Date
1923
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148409

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood, paint and felt
Dimensions
6 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Association Fund
Copyright
© Estate of Josef Hartwig / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Bauhaus-Archiv
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
BR49.576.EE
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • From Werkbund to Bauhaus: Art and Design in Germany 1900-1934, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 05/12/1980 - 04/26/1980
  • Works from the 20th Century Collection of the Busch-Reisinger, Wildenstein Gallery, New York, New York, 09/23/1980 - 10/24/1980
  • 19th- and 20th-Century Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 02/08/1982
  • Bauhaus Art and Design, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 06/07/1982 - 10/30/1982

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

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