Dessau
Artist
László Moholy-Nagy (American, born Hungary, 1895–1946)American, born Hungary, 1895–1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Dessau
Date1925–1928
PlaceDessau, Germany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (24.8 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Prospero Foundation
Object number84.230
Non exposé
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Exhibition History"Moholy Nagy: The Evolution of a Photographic Vision," Wellesley College Museum, Massachusetts, April 16–June 10, 1985; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 2, 1985 –January 5, 1986; Art Institute of Chicago, January 31–April 13, 1986.
"Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 1, 1988.
"László Moholy-Nagy. The Art of Light," Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, June 1–August 29, 2010; Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, November 4, 2010–January 16, 2011; Museum of Photography, The Hague, Netherlands, January 29–May 1, 2011.
Published References Haus, Andreas. Moholy-Nagy: photographs and photograms. New York: Pantheon Books, 1980. Hight, Eleanor M. Moholy-Nagy : Photography and Film in Weimar Germany. Wellesley, Mass. : Wellesley College Museum, 1985. Roh, Franz, ed. L. Moholy-Nagy : 60 Fotos / herausgegeben von Franz Roh = 60 photos / edited by Franz Roh = 60 photographies / publie´es par Franz Roh. Berlin: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1930. Steadman, David W., and Leland D. Rice, eds. Photographs of Moholy-Nagy from the collection of William Larson. Claremont, Calif: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1975.
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Jan Weenix
c. 1675
Oil on canvas
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