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Title

Moholy-Nagy in Britain : 1935-1937 / Valeria Carullo.

Author

Carullo, Valeria

Publication

• London : Lund Humphries, 2019.
• ©2019

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Additional Authors

Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946.

Description

95 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color); 30 x 22 cm

Summary

One of the most innovative artists and thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) emigrated to Britain after the forced closure of the Bauhaus, following his colleague Walter Gropius. This book examines the two years he spent in Britain in the mid-1930s before moving on to the United States - two intense years filled with commissions, collaborations, opportunities, disappointments, artistic exchanges and friendship.0Moholy-Nagy was especially known in the UK as a photographer, his photos having previously been published in the Architectural Review. Although brief, Moholy-Nagy's English period represented the peak of his photographic activity. In Britain, he also worked as a graphic designer on books, advertisements and on London Transport posters. He worked as an art advisor for Simpsons' menswear store and designed publicity for the Isokon Furniture Company. He made a couple of documentary films - Lobsters and New Architecture at London Zoo and worked as a designer on Things to Come for Alexander Korda. As well as the films and photographic essays for the AR, he was introduced by John Betjeman to publisher John Miles, who commissioned him to illustrate three books: The Street Markets of London, Eton Portrait and An Oxford University Chest. He also worked with Gropius and Maxwell Fry on various exhibition designs. Moholy-Nagy also gave lectures and wrote articles throughout his stay and The London Gallery held an exhibition of his work in January 1937.0This highly visual book weaves together rarely seen images, documents and narrative to create a fascinating picture of the man and the artist during this critical and highly production phase of his life.0.

Subjects

• Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946
• Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946 > Homes and haunts > Great Britain
• Great Britain
• Homes
• Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946 > Criticism and interpretation
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 94).

Call Number

JQG 20-95

ISBN

• 9781848223769
• 1848223765

OCLC

1120066215

Author

Carullo, Valeria, author.

Title

Moholy-Nagy in Britain : 1935-1937 / Valeria Carullo.

Publisher

London : Lund Humphries, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 94).

Added Author

Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946. Works. Selections.

Research Call Number

JQG 20-95