2019 marks 100 years since the opening of the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. To mark this anniversary, Kirkland Museum is highlighting objects from our permanent collection created by designers who were once teachers or students at the famous art and design school, including Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marianne Brandt.
The collection includes work by eleven artists and designers who studied or taught at the Bauhaus. Following Kirkland Museum’s mission to promote Colorado’s distinguished art history, this celebration features the work of two Bauhaus artists who later worked in Colorado: herbert bayer (1900–1985) and Werner Drewes (1899–1985).
Bauhaus in Colorado
The Bauhaus school was only in operation for fourteen years, from 1919 to 1933, before pressure by the Nazis forced its closure and the resulting emigration of the staff spread its influence worldwide. The formal Bauhaus 100 jubilee features year-long events across many cities in Germany.
While work by Bauhaus designers is always shown at Kirkland Museum, this expanded display will be on view through December 31, 2019.