Name/Title
Design and form : the basic course at the Bauhaus and laterEntry/Object ID
N332.B38Description
Design and Form is the most complete document of one of the landmarks of modern education in art -- the famous Basic Course at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany. Itten was the teacher who organized it at the invitation of Walter Gropius. Fist published in 1963 when Itten was still alive, the book has been revised and updated by Itten's widow, Anneliese Itten, and includes new material from the basic course at the Bauhaus, as well as visual examples and descriptions of the refinements made by Itten in later courses in Berlin (1926-1932), Krefeld (1932-1938), and Zurich (1938-1960). The basic course at the Bauhaus was designed as a trial period to judge students with varying educational backgrounds, to determine their creative talent, to help them in their choice of a career, and to teach them elementary design as a basis for future careers in the arts. Each of the over 200 illustrations reproduced here is described in detail to help the reader understand the purpose of art teaching.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
art--germany, art--study and teaching, art--technique, bauhausBook Details
Author
Johannes IttenPublisher
Van Nostrand ReinholdDate Published
1975Call No.
N332.B38ISBN
442240392, 9780442240394LCCN
75012905Notes
Length: 136General Notes
Note
Translation of: Gestaltungs- und Formenlehre.