Moholy-Nagy, László
American (b. Hungary, 1895-1946)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Das Veltgebaude
PUBLISHED TITLE: The Structure of the World
TRANSLATED TITLE: The World Foundation

1927
photomechanical reproduction with applied markings
64.9 x 49.2 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Sybil Moholy-Nagy
GEH NEG: 8072
81:2163:0051

OLD GEH NUMBER: 4685
NON-GEH NUMBER: 15-5

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Haus, Andreas. --Moholy-Nagy: Photographs and Photograms.-- New York: Pantheon Books, 1980. pg. 37.//
This image was part of GEH's submission to Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) in 1999.//

Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo and Kostelanetz, Richard, ed. --Moholy-Nagy.-- New York, 1970, pl. 20.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Photography 64/ An Invitational Exhibition", US, NY, Rochester, GEH -, September 1 -, 1964.//
"Photo Eye of the 20's", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, October 15, 1970 - January 18, 1971.//
"Photographs and Paintings by Moholy-Nagy", US, NY, Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery, October 21 - November 26, 1978.//
"Composite Imagery 1850-1935 - The Early History of Photomontage", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, October 27, 1978 - February 18, 1979.//
"Repeated Exposure: Photographic Imagery in the Print Media", US, MO, Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, March - May, 1982.//
"Images of Excellence", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 1 - April 26, 1987. (Traveled).//
"Masterpieces of the Art of Photography", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - North Gallery, January 3 - December 31, 1989.//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(in pencil) "Das Weltgebaude (1927)" (in another hand) "The World Foundation" (signed) Moholy=Nagy verso-(in pencil) "L. Moholy-Nagy Photomontage 1927 Das Veltgebaude (The World Structure)" "15-5"

NOTES: Cataloged 3/85, RAS/DZ/KC.

SUBJECT: symbol, political