Harvard Art Museums > BR48.94: Research in Development of Universal Type Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Research in Development of Universal Type (Herbert Bayer) , BR48.94,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Mar 21, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/225330. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number BR48.94 People Herbert Bayer, American (Haag, Austria 1900 - 1985 Santa Barbara, CA) Title Research in Development of Universal Type Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1927 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/225330 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and gouache on cream wove paper Dimensions 37.5 x 60.4 cm Inscriptions and Marks inscription: l.l., graphite, German, in artist's hand: abbildung 1. alfabet. g und k ist noch als unfertig zu betrachten inscription: l.r., graphite, German, in artist's hand: beispiel eines zeichnens in grösserem massta[b] präcise optische wirkung. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Herbert Bayer (1927-1948) gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of the artist Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 1948 Object Number BR48.94 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Leah Dickerman and Barry Bergdoll, Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity, exh. cat., ed. David Frankel, The Museum of Modern Art (New York, 2009), cat. no. 258, p. 200, color repr. p. 201 L'Esprit du Bauhaus, exh. cat., Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris and Foundation d'entreprise Hermès (Paris, 2016), p. 140, fig. 5, ill. (color) Exhibition History Bauhaus Art and Design, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 06/07/1982 - 10/30/1982 Bauhaus: Dessau-Chicago-New York, Museum Folkwang Essen, Essen, 08/12/2000 - 11/12/2000 Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 11/08/2009 - 01/25/2010 Bauhaus: Art as Life, Barbican Centre, London, 05/03/2012 - 08/12/2012 Subjects and Contexts The Bauhaus Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
