Wikipedia entry
Introduction
Walter Dexel (born 7 February 1890 in Munich, died 8 June 1973 in Braunschweig) was a German painter, commercial graphic designer, and transportation planner. He also functioned as an art historian and directed a museum in Braunschweig during the Second World War.
Wikidata
Q449677
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Getty record
Introduction
Member of the 'ring neuer werbegestalter' (1928).
Nationality
German
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Author, Manufacturer, Art Historian, Designer, Teacher, Typographer, Commercial Artist, Collagist, Graphic Artist, Lecturer, Painter, Sculptor
Names
Walter Dexel, Walter Drexel, Karl Maria Walther Dexel
Ulan
500005708
Information from Getty’s Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License

Works

51 works online

Exhibitions

Publication

  • Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented, 1918–1939. The Merrill C. Berman Collection at MoMA Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 288 pages
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