This book is a collection of evidence - photographs, articles and notes done on the field of action and assembled here and is divided into two parts: Weimar 1919-1925, and Dessau 1925-1928. This book is by far the most complete and authoritative account of the Bauhaus. Contents: Preface, by Alfred H. Barr, Jr.; The Background of the Bauhaus, by Alexander Dorner; Walter Gropius: biographical note; Weimar Bauhaus 1919-1925; The Theory and Organization of the Bauhaus, by Walter Gropius (Weimar, 1923); Preliminary course: Itten; Klee's Course; Kandinsky's Course; Color Experiments; Carpentry Workshop; Stained Glass Workshop; Pottery Workshop; Metal Workshop; Weaving Workshop; Stage Workshop; Wall-painting Workshop; Display Design; Architecture; Typography and Layout; the Bauhaus Press Weimar Exhibition, 1923; Extracurricular Activities; Preliminary Course: Moholy-Nagy; Preliminary Course: Albers; Opposition to the Bauhaus; Press comments, 1923-32; The Bauhaus Quits Weimar: A Fresh Start at Dessau, April 1925; Dessau Bauhaus 1925-1928; Bauhaus Building; The Masters' Houses; Other Buildings in Dessau; Architecture Department; Preliminary Course: Albers; Preliminary Course: Moholy-Nagy; Furniture Workshop; Metal Workshop: Lighting Fixtures, et cetera; Weaving Workshop; Typography Workshop: Printing, Layout, Posters; Photography; Exhibition Technique; Wall-painting Workshop: Wall Paper; Sculpture Workshop; Stage Workshop; Kandinsky's Course; Paul Klee speaks; Administration; Extra-curricular Activities; Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art, 1919-1928; Administrative Changes, 1928; Spread of the Bauhaus Idea; Bauhaus Teaching in the United States;

This book is a collection of evidence - photographs, articles and notes done on the field of action and assembled here and is divided into two parts: Weimar 1919-1925, and Dessau 1925-1928. This book is by far the most complete and authoritative account of the Bauhaus. Contents: Preface, by Alfred H. Barr, Jr.; The Background of the Bauhaus, by Alexander Dorner; Walter Gropius: biographical note; Weimar Bauhaus 1919-1925; The Theory and Organization of the Bauhaus, by Walter Gropius (Weimar, 1923); Preliminary course: Itten; Klee's Course; Kandinsky's Course; Color Experiments; Carpentry Workshop; Stained Glass Workshop; Pottery Workshop; Metal Workshop; Weaving Workshop; Stage Workshop; Wall-painting Workshop; Display Design; Architecture; Typography and Layout; the Bauhaus Press Weimar Exhibition, 1923; Extracurricular Activities; Preliminary Course: Moholy-Nagy; Preliminary Course: Albers; Opposition to the Bauhaus; Press comments, 1923-32; The Bauhaus Quits Weimar: A Fresh Start at Dessau, April 1925; Dessau Bauhaus 1925-1928; Bauhaus Building; The Masters' Houses; Other Buildings in Dessau; Architecture Department; Preliminary Course: Albers; Preliminary Course: Moholy-Nagy; Furniture Workshop; Metal Workshop: Lighting Fixtures, et cetera; Weaving Workshop; Typography Workshop: Printing, Layout, Posters; Photography; Exhibition Technique; Wall-painting Workshop: Wall Paper; Sculpture Workshop; Stage Workshop; Kandinsky's Course; Paul Klee speaks; Administration; Extra-curricular Activities; Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art, 1919-1928; Administrative Changes, 1928; Spread of the Bauhaus Idea; Bauhaus Teaching in the United States;