Marianne Brandt
- Introduction
- Marianne Brandt (1 October 1893 – 18 June 1983), German painter, sculptor, photographer, metalsmith, and designer who studied at the Bauhaus art school in Weimar and later became head of the Bauhaus Metall-Werkstatt (Metal Workshop) in Dessau in 1927. Today, Brandt's designs for household objects such as lamps, ashtrays and teapots are considered timeless examples of modern industrial design. She also created photomontages.
- Wikidata
- Q456521
- Introduction
- Brandt studied painting and sculpture at the Grand-Ducal Saxony Academy of Fine Arts in Weimar from 1911 to 1917 and she studied at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau from 1923 to 1928 or from 1924 to 1926. She and Max Sinowjewitsch Krajewski designed the lamp fittings for the Bauhaus building in Dessau from ca. 1925 to 1926. She served as assistant in the Bauhaus metal workshop from 1927 and then filled the position of its acting head in 1928. In 1929 Brandt was employed in Walter Gropius's architectural office in Berlin. From 1930 to 1933 Brandt worked at the Ruppel Metal Goods factory in Gotha, Germany. From 1949 to 1951 Brandt was a lecturer at the Dresden Academy of Fine Art in the wood metal and ceramics department and from 1951 to 1954 she worked at the Academy of Applied Art in Berlin. German metalworker and designer; studied and worked at the Bauhaus in the 1920s.
- Nationality
- German
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Designer
- Names
- Marianne Brandt, Marianne Liebe, Marianne née Liebe
- Ulan
- 500019983
Exhibitions
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Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented
Through Apr 10
MoMA
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513: Design for Modern Life
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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How Should We Live? Propositions for the Modern Interior
Oct 1, 2016–Apr 23, 2017
MoMA
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Designing Modern Women 1890–1990
Oct 5, 2013–Oct 19, 2014
MoMA
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Shaping Modernity 1880–1980
Mar 28, 2012–Sep 8, 2013
MoMA
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Marianne Brandt has
15 exhibitionsonline.
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Marianne Brandt Ashtray 1924
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Marianne Brandt Ashtray 1924
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Marianne Brandt Ashtray 1924
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Marianne Brandt Teapot 1924
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Marianne Brandt Hot-Water Jug 1924
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Marianne Brandt Ceiling Lamp 1925
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Marianne Brandt, Bauhaus, Dessau Ceiling Lamp 1925–1926
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Marianne Brandt Fruit Bowl and Fruit Dish 1929
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Marianne Brandt Fruit Bowl 1929
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Marianne Brandt, Hin Bredendieck Kandem Bedside Table Lamp 1928
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Marianne Brandt Our American Sisters (Nos sœurs d'Amérique) c. 1926
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Marianne Brandt Sports—Sport (Les sports—Le sport) c. 1927
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Marianne Brandt Table Clock c.1932
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Marianne Brandt Desk lamp (model 756) c.1930
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Marianne Brandt Paper Tray c. 1931
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