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theories-of · 2 years

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Benita Koch-Otte, Woven Wall Hanging, 1923-1924, cotton, 228.6 x 289.6 cm

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ungrandvide · 2 years

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Benita Koch Otte

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nununiverse · 1 year

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Benita Koch Otte water-lily-ca.-1930

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mybeingthere · 8 months

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Benita Koch-Otte, born Benita Otte, was a German weaver and textile designer who trained at the Bauhaus.

Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle

Benita Koch-Otte, Knüpfteppich, Smyrna, Wolle, um 1929 (Privatbesitz); Foto: Historische Sammlung Bethel Benita Koch-Otte est née le 23 mai 1892 à Stuttgart.

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abwwia · 5 months

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Women of Bauhaus: Weaving class on the Bauhaus stairs, 1927

The Bauhaus (1919 - 1933) was seen as a progressive academic institution, as it declared equality between the sexes and accepted both male and female students into its programs. During a time when women were denied admittance to formal art academies, the Bauhaus provided them with an unprecedented level of opportunity for both education and artistic development, though generally only in weaving and other fields considered at the time to be appropriate for women.

Controversies

Although the school was praised for its more progressive approach to gender equality, some criticize the schools reputation, claiming that many of its female members went unnoticed both during and after the school's short existence. Others claim that although the school fronted progressive ideas of gender equality, its administration was rooted in ideals of the past and in misogyny. In the case of Gertrud Arndt, she aspired to study architecture, but was instead redirected into the more domestic or "feminine" subject of weaving, after the administration claimed that there were no available architecture classes for her. Similarly, the school also attempted to redirect Benita Koch-Otte into more domestic subjects, but she persevered with her original studies and became an influential figure in both textile design and art education. However, during her studies, she was often encouraged to give up some of her classes in order to spend more time gardening.Via Wikipedia

Some Key Female Artists & Designers of The Bauhaus:

Anni Albers

Lis Beyer

Marianne Brandt

Katt Both

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher

Ilse Fehling

Marguerite Friedlaender-Wildenhain

Gertrud Grunow

Grete Heymann-Loebenstein

Kitty van der Mijll Dekker

Lucia Moholy

Lilly Reich

Gunta Stölzl

Lou Scheper

Grete Stern ... and many more

See : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_of_the_Bauhaus for more

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#GertrudGrunow #LuciaMoholy #LillyReich #GuntaStölzl #LouScheper #GreteStern #germanwomenartists #jewishwomen #germanherstory

#bauhuas #women of Bauhaus #weaving #sexism in arts #art herstory

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krooclyn · 1 year

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Ain’t Misbehavin’

The Forgotten Women of Bauhaus

Some of these wonderful artists include :

Gunta Stölzl

Anni Albers

Marianne Brandt

Otti Berger

Benita Koch-Otte

Gertrud Arndt

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher

Margarete Heymann

Read more about them here!

#women artists #bauhaus #women of bauhaus #forgotten history

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pagansphinx · 2 months

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Celebrating International Women's Day

Women of the Bauhaus

Benita Koch-Otte (German, 1892-1976) • Woven Wall Hanging • 1923-24 • Manufactured by Bauhaus Weaving Workshops, Weimar. Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, NY.

The Bauhaus school was founded in 1918 in Weimar, Germany by architect Walter Gropius. It was a progressive art school whose manifesto stated “any person of good repute, without regard to age or sex” was encouraged to apply. In spite of this stated goal, the male hiarchy demonstrated a pronounced sexual bias. Women were pushed into the textile and weaving program and disregarded in favor of their male peers to the male dominated specialties such as painting and architecture.

Mariann Brandt (German, 1893-1983) • Pendulum Light • 1925

Brandt joined the Bauhaus, Weimar in January of 1924, where she attended classes with Josef Albers, Wassily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee, among others, before joining the metal workshop in summer of the same year. In 1927, she became the director of the Bauhaus metal workshop.

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher (German, 1899–1944) • Shipbuilding game • Designed in 1923; Constructed in 1988.

Siedhoff-Buscher was a designer, joiner, and photographer, especially known for her toy and children's furniture design. The construction game above is currently sold at Beamalevich, a company in Barcelona that creates and sells architectural and design items for all ages.

Margarete Heymann (German, 1899-1990) • Haël Werkstätten, Disk Handle Teacup and Saucer • 1930

Margarete Heymann refused to study and work in the textile workshop of the art school. Instead she convinced Gropius to open up a ceramics program she could work in. It wasn't long before she left the Bauhaus to establish her own company – Haël Werkstätten.