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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BRGA.20.5
People
Walter Gropius, German (Berlin, Germany 1883 - 1969 Boston, Mass., USA)
Title
Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: First floor plan, 1:200
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1925-1926
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222104

Physical Descriptions

Medium
photomechanical print with blue wash and collage elements on off-white wove paper, mounted overall to gray board; corrections added in white gouache
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
sheet: 54 x 62 cm (21 1/4 x 24 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius
Object Number
BRGA.20.5
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
determined as photomechanical print, not drawing, by Craigen Bowen, Straus Ctr., 3/2001 (class altered accordingly)
edged in black adhesive tape, 4 grommet holes

Publication History

  • L'Esprit du Bauhaus, exh. cat., Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris and Foundation d'entreprise Hermès (Paris, 2016), p. 168, fig. 13, ill. (b/w)

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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