Thames & Hudson
Bauhaus Goes West - Alan Powers
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Bauhaus Goes West - Alan Powers When the Bauhaus closed in Germany in 1933 bowing to pressure from the Nazis many of the students and teaching staff left the country. The two countries that were most favoured by those people were Britain and America. Alan Powers offers an evaluation of the school's values and influence as well as the work of some of its leading lights: Walter Gropius, marcel Breuer, Josef & Anni Albers and others. He also examines the cultural connections between the UK and Germany and the American legacy that came from the move West of Bauhaus-ism. Paperback. 288 pages Measurements: 12.8cm x 19.8cm x 2.3cm
