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Marcel Breuer

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Marcel Lajos Breuer (1902 to 1981) was a Hungarian-American modernist architect and furniture designer who moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized citizen in 1944.

Facts
Birth Year
1902 1
Death Year
1981 1
Nationality
Hungarian-American 1
Birth Date
1902-05-21 1
Death Date
1981-07-01 1
Birthplace
Pecs, Austria-Hungary 1
Death Place
New York City, U.S. 1
Training
Studied briefly at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, then became one of the first and youngest students at the Bauhaus 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Associated With

László Moholy-Nagy, Artists
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source László Moholy-Nagy (Wikipedia)Laszlo Moholy-Nagy article, Bauhaus collaborators section

Practices

Architecture, Art Forms
Source Marcel Breuer - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Hungary

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United States

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Originated In

Pécs

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Sources
1. Marcel Breuer - Wikipedia
  • Infobox (Born, full date)
    May 21, 1902
  • Infobox (Born, year)
    May 21, 1902
  • Infobox: birth_place
    Pécs, Austria-Hungary
  • Infobox (Died, full date)
    July 1, 1981
  • Infobox (Died, year)
    July 1, 1981
  • Infobox: death_place
    New York City, U.S.
  • Opening paragraph
    Hungarian-American modernist architect and furniture designer
  • Bauhaus subsection
    became one of the first and youngest students at the Bauhaus
  • Gender reference
    He moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1944.
  • Practices: Architecture, Lead section
    Marcel Lajos Breuer ( BROY-ur; May 21, 1902 - July 1, 1981) was a Hungarian-American modernist architect and furniture designer. He moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1944.
  • In Group: Modernist and Bauhaus Architects and Designers, Lead
    Marcel Lajos Breuer ( BROY-ur; May 21, 1902, July 1, 1981) was a Hungarian-American modernist architect and furniture designer.
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Wikidata: Marcel Breuer
Wikidata Q57588, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
László Moholy-Nagy (Wikipedia)
Associated With: László Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy article, Bauhaus collaborators section
Quote, Associated With: László Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy article, Bauhaus collaborators section
worked collaboratively with other artists, including his first wife Lucia Moholy, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, and Herbert Bayer.
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