László Moholy-Nagy Biography

László Moholy-Nagy biography

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NAME: László Moholy-Nagy
OCCUPATION: Educator, Painter, Photographer, Publisher
BIRTH DATE: July 20, 1895
DEATH DATE: November 24, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bacsbarsod, Hungary
PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois

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László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter, photographer and art teacher who took charge of the metal workshop of the Bauhaus.

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László Moholy-Nagy was born July 20, 1895 in Bacsbarsod, Hungary. In 1923 he took charge of the metal workshop of the Bauhaus. As a painter and photographer he worked predominantly with light. His “photograms” were composed directly on film, and his “light modulators” included mobile light effects. In the 1930s he moved to Chicago, where he organized and headed the New Bauhaus.