Lucia Moholy

About the Artist

László Moholy-Nagy. Head. c. 1926. Gelatin silver print, 14 9/16 x 10 5/8" (37 x 27 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Anonymous gift. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Alternate Name(s) Lucia Schulz (Birth Name)

Meeting Points

Cultural Hubs Berlin
Photo Industry Hubs Dresden
Schools Bauhaus, 1919–33
Levy Gallery, 1931–49
Exhibitions Film und Foto, 1929
Foto der Gegenwart, 1929
Publications Vogue, 1892–1949

Artist Chronology

January 18, 1894	Born At location: Lucia Moholy	Prague
1912–15	Studies art history and philosophy at the University of Prague At location: Lucia Moholy	Prague
1915–18	Works as an editor for several publishing houses At location: Lucia Moholy	Berlin Wiesbaden Leipzig
1920	László Moholy-Nagy moves to Berlin and meets Kurt Schwitters, Raoul Hausmann, Hannah Höch, El Lissitzky, Walter Dexel, Adolf Behne, and Lucia Schulz At location: Raoul Hausmann, El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Lucia Moholy	Berlin
January 18, 1921	László Moholy-Nagy and Lucia Schulz are married They are divorced in 1929. At location: László Moholy-Nagy, Lucia Moholy	Berlin
Mid-1922	Begins experimenting with photograms and photomontages At location: László Moholy-Nagy, Lucia Moholy	Berlin
September 15, 1922	Kongress der Konstruktivisten und Dadaisten At location: Max Burchartz, El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Hans Richter, Lucia Moholy	Weimar
1923–25	Works as a freelance photographer at the Bauhaus, Weimar At location: Lucia Moholy	Weimar
1925–26	Studies photographic and printing techniques at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig At location: Lucia Moholy	Leipzig
1925–28	Works as a freelance photographer at the Bauhaus, Dessau At location: Lucia Moholy	Dessau
1925–26	Commissioned by Walter Gropius to photograph the new Bauhaus buildings and the Masters' Houses At location: Lucia Moholy	Dessau
1926–27	Makes a series of portraits of Bauhaus students and teachers At location: Lucia Moholy	Dessau
1927	César Domela-Nieuwenhuis visits the Bauhaus and meets László Moholy-Nagy and Lucia Moholy At location: César Domela-Nieuwenhuis, László Moholy-Nagy, Lucia Moholy	Dessau
April–July 1927	Florence Henri studies at the Bauhaus, where she takes the Foundation Course with László Moholy-Nagy and becomes close friends with Lucia Moholy At location: Florence Henri, László Moholy-Nagy, Lucia Moholy	Dessau
March 25–May 6, 1928	Neue Wege der Photographie at Kunstverein Jena Participant: László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Lucia Moholy	Jena
1928–33	Lives in Berlin At location: László Moholy-Nagy, Lucia Moholy	Berlin
January 20–February 17, 1929	Fotografie der Gegenwart at Museum Folkwang Kestner Gesellschaft v.V, Königstrasse 8, Hannover March 10–April 7, 1929 Galerie Neumann-Nierendorf, Lützowstrasse 32, Berlin April 20–May 20, 1929 Whitechapel Art Gallery, London June 6–29, 1929 Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt July 7–August 8, 1929 Leipziger Kunstverein, Augustusplatz 6, Leipzig August 18–September 8, 1929 Lichthof des Neuen Rathauses, Dresden September 15–October 6, 1929 Kunstverein, Rostock October 20-November 10, 1929 am Adolf-Mittag-See, Städtisches Ausstellungsamt, Magdeburg November 28–December 19, 1929 Landesgewerbeanstalt, Kaiserslautern February 23–March 23, 1930 Vereinigung Göttinger Kunstfreunde, Göttingen May 18–June 8, 1930 Participant: Berenice Abbott, Herbert Bayer, Aenne Biermann, Max Burchartz, Florence Henri, Lotte Jacobi, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Richter, August Sander, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Lucia Moholy, Karl Blossfeldt, Erich Comeriner, Eli Lotar, Oskar Nerlinger, Robert Petschow, Frieda Gertrud Riess, Sasha Stone, Hans Finsler, Paul Edmund Hahn, Cami Stone	Essen
May 18–July 7, 1929	Internationale Ausstellung des Deutschen Werkbunds Film und Foto (FiFo) at Städtische Ausstellungshallen Kunstgewerbemuseum, Zurich August 28–September 22, 1929 Im Lichthof des Ehemaligen Kunstgewerbemuseums, Prinz-Albrechs-Strasse 7, Berlin October 19–November 17, 1929 Stadtmuseum, Danzig (dates unknown) Österreichisches Museum, Vienna February 20–March 31, 1930 Agram, Zagreb April 5–14, 1930 Münchner Bund/Verein Ausstellungspark München E.V. (as part of Internationale Ausstellung. Das Lichtbild), Munich June 5–September 7, 1930 Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo April 1931 Asahi Shimbun, Osaka July 1–7, 1931 Participant: Berenice Abbott, Herbert Bayer, Aenne Biermann, Anton Bruehl, Francis Bruguière, Max Burchartz, Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Helmar Lerski, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Richter, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Maurice Tabard, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Edward Weston, Lucia Moholy, Werner Rohde, George Hoyningen-Huene, Gustav Klutsis, Karl Blossfeldt, Heinz Loew, Erich Comeriner, Semyon Fridlyand, Roman Karmen, Eli Lotar, Oskar Nerlinger, Robert Petschow, Sasha Stone, Dziga Vertov, Yva (Else Simon), Willy Zielke, Irene Bayer-Hecht, Hans Finsler, Cami Stone Organizer: El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Hans Richter, Edward Steichen, Edward Weston, Dziga Vertov Visitor: Alexander Hackenschmied	Stuttgart
Spring 1930	Appointed photography professor at the Kunstschule Johannes Itten At location: Lucia Moholy	Berlin
June–September 1930	Das Lichtbild exhibition Participant: Aenne Biermann, Bill Brandt, Max Burchartz, César Domela-Nieuwenhuis, Florence Henri, Lotte Jacobi, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Helmar Lerski, Walter A. Peterhans, August Sander, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Edward Weston, Lucia Moholy, Werner Rohde, Franz Roh, Marianne Breslauer, Alexander Hackenschmied, Edmund Kesting, Jean Moral, Willy Zielke, Lore Feininger, Hans Finsler	Munich
1933–Mid 1934	Lives in Paris At location: Lucia Moholy	Paris
Mid 1934–1959	Lives in London At location: Lucia Moholy	London
1939	Publishes A Hundred Years of Photography: 1839–1939 Contributor: Lucia Moholy	London
1939–59	Works at the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux, eventually becoming head of the microfilming project At location: Lucia Moholy	Cambridge
1959–89	Lives in Zurich At location: Lucia Moholy	Zurich
May 17, 1989	Dies At location: Lucia Moholy	Zurich