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Lyonel Feininger
New York City, United States
Archival Overview
German-American modernist painter and graphic artist celebrated for his prismatic, architectural Cubism and iconic leadership as the first master of the Bauhaus print workshop.
Biographical Record
Born in New York to German musician parents, Lyonel Feininger moved to Germany at age sixteen. Beginning as a celebrated political cartoonist and comic strip pioneer for the Chicago Tribune, he transitioned to fine art in his late thirties, developing a unique form of architectural Cubism termed 'Prisma-ism.'
In 1919, Walter Gropius invited Feininger to become the inaugural master of the print workshop at the newly founded Bauhaus, where his woodcut 'Cathedral of Socialism' illustrated the school's founding manifesto. His translucent, intersecting geometric planes captured maritime scenes, Baltic seascapes, and soaring Gothic churches.
Key Life Milestones
Bauhaus Manifesto Woodcut
Created the iconic Cathedral woodcut for Walter Gropius's founding Bauhaus manifesto.
Retrospective at Berlin Nationalgalerie
Honored with a major retrospective celebrating his structural and maritime masterworks.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialNew York City, United States