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Herbert Bayer

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Herbert Bayer (1900 to 1985) was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect, a Bauhaus-trained figure who worked across nearly every design discipline. He served as a design consultant to, and then chairman of the design department at, the Container Corporation of America, and helped design the campus of the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado, where his 1955 earthwork Grass Mound stands; he also shaped the Atlantic Richfield Company's corporate art collection until his death in 1985.

Facts
Death Year
1985 1
Nationality
Austrian and American 1
Death Date
1985-09-30 1
Birthplace
Haag, Austria-Hungary 1
Death Place
Montecito, California, U.S. 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
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Painting, Art Forms
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Photography, Art Forms
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Sculpture, Art Forms
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Nationality

Austria

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United States

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Originated In

Austria-Hungary

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1. Wikipedia: Herbert Bayer
  • Intro, dates in first sentence
    September 30, 1985
  • Intro, first sentence
    Austrian and American
  • Infobox: death_date
    September 30, 1985
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Haag, Austria-Hungary
  • Infobox, death_place
    Montecito, California, U.S.
  • Article text
    He helped design the campus of The Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado, where his earthwork Grass Mound (1955) is located. He was also instrumental in the development of the Atlantic Richfield Company's corporate art collection until his death in 1985.
  • Practices: Painting, Lead section
    Herbert Bayer (April 5, 1900 - September 30, 1985) was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He served as a design consultant to and then Chairman of the Department of Design at the Container Corporation of America.
  • Practices: Sculpture, Lead section
    Herbert Bayer (April 5, 1900 - September 30, 1985) was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He served as a design consultant to and then Chairman of the Department of Design at the Container Corporation of America.
  • Practices: Architecture, Lead section
    Herbert Bayer (April 5, 1900 - September 30, 1985) was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He served as a design consultant to and then Chairman of the Department of Design at the Container Corporation of America.
  • Practices: Photography, Lead section
    Herbert Bayer (April 5, 1900 - September 30, 1985) was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect. He served as a design consultant to and then Chairman of the Department of Design at the Container Corporation of America.
  • In Group: Modernist and Bauhaus Architects and Designers, Wikipedia sections
    Gropius appointed Bayer director of printing and advertising
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Wikidata: Herbert Bayer
Wikidata Q213637, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)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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