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Part 4: Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)

From Raoul Hausmann, the Dada artist often credited as the founder of photomontage, we link to his friend and sometime colleague, Kurt Schwitters.  According to the memoirs of Raoul Hausmann,  Schwitters asked to join Berlin Dada either in late 1918 or early 1919.
Kurt Schwitters
Schwitters (1887-1948) … Continue Reading ››

Part 3: Raoul Hausmann (1886-1971)

The third link in the Doctor's Dozen is the Austrian artist and writer, Raoul Hausmann (1886-1971).
Raoul Hausmann (1929) photographed by August Sander
Hausmann's main connection with the previous subject, George Grosz, is that he was also a leader … Continue Reading ››