Bauhaus Stairway

Identifier (Dublin Core): 597.1942
Title (Dublin Core): Bauhaus Stairway
Description (Dublin Core): The Bauhaus school was premised on a utopian vision of society based on the integration of technology, art, design, and life. Originally founded in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany, the school moved to Dessau in 1925 and finally to Berlin in 1932. Schlemmer, who taught at the school from 1920 to 1929, made Bauhaus Stairway in response to an announcement that, under pressure from the Nazi party, the school was to close. The Bauhaus shut its doors in 1933, the year after he created this painting.
Artist (Dublin Core): Oskar Schlemmer
Date (Dublin Core): 1932
Subject (Dublin Core): Painting
Medium (Dublin Core): canvas paintings
Dimensions (Dublin Core): 63 7/8 x 45" (162.3 x 114.3 cm)
Rights (Dublin Core): Gift of Philip Johnson
Source (Dublin Core): MoMA Collection. Item: 597.1942