{"product_id":"bauhaus-goes-west-9780500295861","title":"Bauhaus Goes West","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTells the fascinating story of the journey taken by the Bauhaus  both the concept behind the school and some of the individuals who represented it  from Germany to Britain and the USA.     Bauhaus Goes West is a story of cultural exchange, not only between the Bauhaus émigrés and the countries to which they moved, but also in the other direction, focusing in particular on Britain. Most significantly, perhaps, it considers in detail the presence in the UK during the 1930s of three of the school's most important figures  Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy  using meticulous research to tell for the first time the stories of their British experiences in parallel. After considering some of the lesser-known Bauhäusler who stayed in Britain for life, the book concludes by returning to the lives of the main protagonists and their continuation of the Bauhaus ideals in America.     Taking as its starting point the cultural connection between Britain and Germany in the early part of th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sparky and rigorously researched' - New Statesman\u003cbr\u003e'A vigorously researched and rewarding investigation into what became of the Bauhaus as its prime movers left Nazi Germany and travelled west' - Art Review\u003cbr\u003e'Very good' - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction • 1. England and Germany • 2. Gropius Arrives • 3. Marcel Breuer • 4. Moholy-Nagy • 5. Finding English Modernism • 6. Other Bauhäusler in Britain • 7. O my America! • 8. Conclusion","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402764886359,"sku":"9780500295861","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500295861.jpg?v=1730481446","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bauhaus-goes-west-9780500295861","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}