The New Bauhaus

synopsis

As the Nazis took over Germany, many of the displaced Bauhaus masters found refuge in the United States. In 1937, László Moholy-Nagy came to Chicago to start America's most influential midcentury school of design, the New Bauhaus. The school was far from successful initially but, through its various incarnations, Moholy-Nagy and his New Bauhaus forever transformed design, photography, and arts education in America.

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synopsis

As the Nazis took over Germany, many of the displaced Bauhaus masters found refuge in the United States. In 1937, László Moholy-Nagy came to Chicago to start America's most influential midcentury school of design, the New Bauhaus. The school was far from successful initially but, through its various incarnations, Moholy-Nagy and his New Bauhaus forever transformed design, photography, and arts education in America.