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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR61.40.A
People
El Lissitzky, Russian (Pochinok, Russia 1890 - 1941 Moscow, Russia)
Title
Design for Exhibition Room in the Hanover Museum
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1926
Culture
Russian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222953

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite, gouache, metallic paint, black and red ink and typewritten labels
Dimensions
24.9 x 36.5 cm (9 13/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Lydia Dorner in memory of Dr. Alexander Dorner
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
BR61.40.A
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
  • German Art of the Twenties, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 02/26/1981 - 04/11/1981
  • 20th-Century Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/07/1981 - 11/11/1981
  • Deutsche Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts aus dem Busch-Reisinger Museum, Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, 10/23/1982 - 01/16/1983; Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin 30, 02/10/1983 - 04/17/1983; Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 05/08/1983 - 06/26/1983
  • The Museum as Muse: Artists Reflect, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 03/31/1999 - 06/29/1999
  • Strategies of Exhibition Design in the Twentieth Century: History and Theory, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2013 - 06/01/2013
  • Revoliutsiia! Demonstratsiia! Soviet Art Put to the Test, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 10/29/2017 - 01/14/2018

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