BR50.445: Bauhaus Books No. 6 "Basic Principles of New Creative Art"

Identification and Creation

Object Number

BR50.445

People

Author: Theo van Doesburg, Dutch (Utrecht, Netherlands 1883 - 1931 Davos, Switzerland)
Typography by László Moholy-Nagy, American (Bacsborsod, Hungary 1895 - 1946 Chicago, Ill., USA)

Title

Bauhaus Books No. 6 "Basic Principles of New Creative Art"

Other Titles

Title: Bauhaus Books No. 6: "Principles of Neo-Plastic Art" by Theo van Doesburg
Original Language Title: Bauhaus Bücher 6: Theo van Doesburg: "Grundbegriffe der neuen gestaltenden Kunst"

Classification

Books

Work Type

book

Date

1924

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/215227

Physical Descriptions

Medium

black ink on off-white wove paper; black, red, blue and yellow ink on coated off-white wove paper; card and paper binding

Technique

Letterpress and relief halftone

Dimensions

23.3 x 18.4 x 0.9 cm (9 3/16 x 7 1/4 x 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Purchase

Accession Year

1950

Object Number

BR50.445

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Cardstock binder is glued to the spine. Dust jacket folds over cardstock and is attached with glued on the inside flaps.

Exhibition History

• From Werkbund to Bauhaus: Art and Design in Germany 1900-1934, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 05/12/1980 - 04/26/1980
• Bauhaus Art and Design, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 06/07/1982 - 10/30/1982

Subjects and Contexts

• The Bauhaus

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