Bewegungsstudie, Werner Siedhoff/Stadien dramatischer gestik (Siedhoff) [Movement Study, Werner Siedhoff/Stages in dramatic gesturing

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Bewegungsstudie, Werner Siedhoff/Stadien dramatischer gestik (Siedhoff) [Movement Study, Werner Siedhoff/Stages in dramatic gesturing

Creator

Erich Consemüller

German Photographer · 1902–1957

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From 1922 until 1927, Erich Consemüller studied at the Bauhaus School, where his primary emphasis was carpentry. He assisted in the expansion of the Bauhaus and created a photographic document of school interiors and students' work. Consemüller made furniture and later became deputy director of the building department. After leaving the Bauhaus, Consemüller taught in the architecture department at

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Date
1926–1927
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
German
Department
Photographs
Institution
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In its use of multiple exposures and its depiction of dance, this photograph reflects two characteristics of the Bauhaus philosophy: the integration of art and craft and the unity among all means of creative expression. Werner Siedhoff, the subject of this picture, was a classmate of photographer Erich Consemüller and a member of the Bauhaus Theater.

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