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Walter Gropius, Work and Teamwork, Reinhold, 1954

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Walter Gropius. Book design by Herbert Bayer
  • Year 1954
  • Client/Publisher Reinhold, New York
  • Size 195mm x 260mm
Walter Gropius. Book design by Herbert Bayer
Herbert Bayer was born in Haag, Austria, in 1900 and joined the Bauhaus in Weimar in 1921. He was later appointed to lead the printing and advertising workshop at Dessau in 1925. There, he developed his universal typeface, a geometric single-case alphabet that became one of the most cited examples of Bauhaus typographic thinking. Moving to Berlin in 1928, he worked as art director for Vogue Germany and developed an extensive practice in exhibition design, photography, and advertising. He emigrated to the United States in 1938 and worked extensively for the Container Corporation of America, establishing a model for corporate patronage of the arts. Explore related designers, including László Moholy-Nagy and Johannes Itten. See also Bauhaus, Austrian graphic design history, and 1920s graphic design history.
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German-born American architect and a key figure in the development of modernist architecture. He founded the Bauhaus School in Weimar and became one of the foremost advocates of the International Style. Explore related designers including László Moholy-Nagy and Herbert Bayer. See also Bauhaus and 1920s graphic design history.

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Walter Gropius, Work and Teamwork, Reinhold, 1954. Designed by Herbert Bayer
Walter Gropius, Work and Teamwork, Reinhold, 1954. Designed by Herbert Bayer
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