Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus and later

Itten, Johannes

ISBN 10: 0442240392 / ISBN 13: 9780442240394

Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, NY, USA, 1975

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Fair condition. Moderate to heavy wear. Binding is starting to loosen, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request. nd.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus and later
• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, NY, USA
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442240392
• ISBN 13: 9780442240394
• Binding: softcover
• Edition: revised edition.
• Condition: fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Arts, Crafts and Hobbies

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Synopsis

Revised edition. Originally translated from 1963 German ed. From 1919 to 1923, the artist and art educator J. Itten taught the "Basic Course" at the Bauhaus. Goals of the course were to "free the creative powers and therefore the art talents of the students," to help students find the career appropriate for them, & to "convey to the students the fundamental principles of design" p.9 . Itten later used his approach at other schools, and it was adopted by others. 197 illustrations, many of them pictures of student exercises and projects, accompany Itten's discussion. 135+ 1 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. square 8vo..

Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)