Bauhaus women : art, handicraft, design / Ulrike Muller ; with the collaboration of Ingrid Radewaldt and Sandra Kemker.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Paris : Flammarion ; London : Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2009.Edition: English-language edDescription: 152 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN: - 2080301209
- 9782080301208 (hbk.)
- Bauhaus
- Bauhaus
- Women artists -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Women and the decorative arts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Art, German -- 20th century
- Decorative arts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Art -- Study and teaching -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Women artists -- Germany -- Biography
- Decorative arts -- Germany -- History
- 709.43 BAU
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This monograph--published to coincide with the Bauhaus exhibition at the MoMA (November 8, 2009-January 25, 2010)--celebrates the work of twenty women artists who created feverishly in all the teaching, workshop, and production branches of the Bauhaus--women who should have been included in the major art histories of the twentieth century long ago, but whose names, masterpieces, and extraordinary lives have only gradually become known to us. Recognized figures such as Anni Albers--the first textile artist to be exhibited at the MoMA--and Marianne Brandt--whose elegant geometric tableware have become classic Alessi designs--are showcased alongside previously unknown artists such as Gertrud Grunow, who taught "Harmonizing Science"; Helene Börner, who led the textile workshop; and Ilse Fehling, a sculptor and the most sought-after set and costume designer of her generation. Founded in 1919, the Bauhaus and most of its students were poor and lacking in just about everything. What it did have, however, was an abundance of enthusiasm, talent, and innovative creativity. Furthermore, over half of those seeking to enroll at the school were women. This tornado of the "fairer sex" was initially seen as a threat, and the weaving mill was quickly turned into a separate "women's facility." Nevertheless, over the years the mill became a hotbed of groundbreaking production, whose impact far surpassed national borders, as demonstrated by the international acclaim of photographers Lucia Moholy, Florence Henri, and Grete Stern.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 150) and index.
Early modernism, the Bauhaus, and Bauhaus women -- Between craft tradition, educational reformism, and free art -- Gertrud Grunow -- Helene Borner -- Ida Kerkovius -- Women--a class of their own -- Benita Otte -- Gunta Stolzl -- Anni Albers -- Gertrud Arndt -- Otti Berger -- Creations, circles, and crockery -- Margarete Heymann-Loebenstein-Marks -- Marguerire Friedlaender-Wildenhain -- Hammer and chisel, drawing board and paintbrush, costume and patent -- Ilse Fehling -- Friedl Dicker -- Lou Schaper-Berkenkamp -- Housewives in construction or constructive women in the house? -- Lilly Reich -- Alma Siedhoff-Buscher -- Marianne Brandt -- Between experiment and documentation -- Florence Henri -- Grete Stern -- Ise Gropius -- Lucia Moholy.
The first monograph on the female painters, photographers, architects, sculptors, and designers of the vanguard Bauhaus School, who helped shape the cultural history of the twentieth century.
Originally published in German as Bauhaus-Frauen: Meisterinnen in Kunst, Handwerk und Design © Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag GmbH, München, 2009--T.p., verso.