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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BRGA.3.1
People
Walter Gropius, German (Berlin, Germany 1883 - 1969 Boston, Mass., USA)
Title
Fagus Shoe-Last Factory, Alfeld a. d. Leine, 1911-1925: Perspective from southwest
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1911-1925
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299851

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite and white wash on composition board
Dimensions
40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
frame: 54.8 x 95.4 x 2.2 cm (21 9/16 x 37 9/16 x 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius
Object Number
BRGA.3.1
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Peter Nisbet and Emilie Norris, Busch-Reisinger Museum: History and Holdings, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1991), p. 85, ill.
  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997

Exhibition History

  • 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
  • Scenes de la Vie Future: Images of America in European Architecture, 1893-1960, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 06/14/1995 - 09/24/1995; City Art Centre, Edinburgh, 11/03/1995 - 01/08/1996; Centre de Cultura Contemporania, Barcelona, 02/19/1996 - 05/05/1996
  • Modell Bauhaus, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin-Kreuzberg, 07/22/2009 - 10/04/2009

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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