An engaging biography of Bauhaus master and leading graphic designer Herbert Bayer, covering his time in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, as well as his escape to the USA.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
A Short Bayer Timeline
Introduction: Herbert Bayer's Lost Decade
Part One: Formative Experiences - How an Apprentice from Linz Became a Junior Master at the Bauhaus
1. Youth: Family, Friends, and Companions
2. Irene Hecht and Herbert Bayer: A Fateful Relationship
3. Intimate Friendships: Bayer's Work and Life at the Bauhaus
4. Sturm und Drang: Life in Berlin
5. Ise Gropius and the Summer of 1932
Part Two: A Commercial Artist in Nazi Germany
6. Working for Dorland Advertising Agency in Berlin
7. Designs for Propaganda
8. Good Life in Berlin
9. Loyal Bauhaus Circles
Part Three: The Path to Emigration
10. The Last Person Left Behind in Berlin
11. Trial Run: The London Gallery Exhibition
12. Dress Rehearsal: Summer Excursion to the United States
13. A Well-Considered Departure
Part Four: A New Life: Bayer in the Land of Opportunity
14. Bayer's New Start in the US: The Bauhaus at MoMA
15. Difficult Beginnings: Bayer's First Eight Years in the US
Epilogue: Bayer in Berlin, or: A Life in an Echo Chamber
Notes
Bibliography
Index
