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1925

  • Work on this object began.

2019

2025

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Letterhead, Der Direktor, Das Bauhaus in Dessau

This is a letterhead. It was designed by Herbert Bayer and published by Bauhaus.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Merrill Berman as part of Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus Master.

It is dated 1925. Its medium is letterpress. It is a part of the department.

In Bayer’s letterheads, typography divides the space for typing. At the bottom of each letterhead is a manifesto about abolishing capital letters, which Bayer believed were redundant and inefficient.

It is credited Collection of Merrill C. Berman.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 29.4 × 21 cm (11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus Master.

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