Letter Sibyl Moholy-Nagy to Herbert Bayer, 1945

Sibyl Moholy-Nagy on the uncertain future of the Institute of Design/New Bauhaus

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In this letter, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, wife of designer Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, writes to one of her husband’s Bauhaus contemporaries and fellow immigrants, Herbert Bayer. The letter reflects tensions within the Bauhaus emigre community about the legacy and viability of the school’s vision of design within the context of the commercial design landscape of the United States.

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  • Creator Sibyl Moholy-Nagy
  • Collection Sibyl and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Papers, Reel 945
  • Copyright Copyrighted
  • Disclaimer Used with kind permission from Hattula Moholy-Nagy.

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  • Title Letter Sibyl Moholy-Nagy to Herbert Bayer, 1945
  • Keywords Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, Institute of Design, New Bauhaus
  • Website Name Transatlantic Perspectives
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  • Access Date May 30, 2023
  • Publisher German Historical Institute
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 4, 2018