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Kurt Günther, The Radioist (1927)
As radio emerged as a new medium and transformed communication and popular culture, critics raised questions about the impact it would have on people’s lives. In a 1924 article for the Frankfurter....
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László Moholy-Nagy, Marseilles, Port View (1929)
László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) was a versatile and prolific artist who at various times worked in painting, sculpture, architecture, typography, photography, and film. Recruited to teach at the Bauhaus....
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László Moholy-Nagy, 7 a.m. New Year's Morning (c. 1930)
László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) was a versatile and prolific artist who at various times worked in painting, sculpture, architecture, typography, photography and film. This photograph titled “New....
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László Moholy-Nagy, Photogram: Wine Glass (c. 1926)
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Walter Gropius and many others, László Moholy-Nagy sought to break down the barriers between....
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Yva, Women’s Legs (1920s)
Yva (born Else Ernestine Neuländer, 1900-1942) was a Berlin photographer whose work brought avant-garde techniques and styles to the emerging genres of commercial advertising and fashion photography.....
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August Sander, Circus Artists (1926-32)
August Sander (1876-1964) is widely regarded as one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. His legacy centers on his photographic series, “People of the Twentieth Century,”....
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August Sander, Jobless (1928)
In August Sander’s view, photography was better at capturing people and landscapes “as they really....
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Arnold Schönberg, Austrian Composer (c. 1930)
Austrian born Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951) was one of the major composers of the 20th century.....
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Scenes from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari by Robert Wiene (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the story of a traveling doctor who uses a sleepwalker to terrorize a northern German village. The narrative, with its emphasis on sanity and insanity, resonated....
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Scenes from Metropolis by Fritz Lang (1927)
With its groundbreaking special effects and elaborate sets, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis was the most expensive film ever produced and almost bankrupted UFA studios. Lang’s subject is a futuristic....
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