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1 Check List of THE GRAPHIC REVOLUTION: Wall labels Title of show in wooden letters CjVOf'u.c tevct~oy~ts-,"y,'r, ~\\ '6 i,

2 Lab e L' No. EL LISSITZKY Russian, Poster for a Russian in Zurich, exhibition 2 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, The Eyernal Feminine, c Given anonymously photomontage 3 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Love Thy Neighbour, 1925 Given anonymously photomontage 4 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Militarism, photomontage 1924 Given anonymously 5. 5 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Dream of School Girls, photomontage 1924 Given anonymously 6. 6 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Structure of the World, 1926 Given anonymously photomontage 7. 7 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Chute, photomontage, 1923 Gift of Mrs. Sibyl Moholy-Nagy 8. 8 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Double-page spread from his book "Painting, Photography, Film," number 8 of the Bauhaus Books. Munich, LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Front cover for a brochure advertising the fourteen Bauhaus Books. Munich 1928,

3 NC!>. 10 HERBERT DIIYEI( Austrian, born 1900 Invitation to the Beard, Nose, and Heart Festival at the Bauhaus. Dessau, ALBRECHT HEUBNER German, dates unknown Four studies in thematic and optic contrasts. Dessau, c These are exercises for Joost Schmidt's Typography and Layout Class of the Bauhaus, in which the artist was a pupil. 12 ALBRECHT HEUBNER German, dates unknown "Attention." photomontage, made at the Bauhaus. Dessau, c JOliN HEARTFIELD German, "The Crisis Meeting of the Social Democratic Party," photomontage reproduced in "Arbeiter- Illustrierte Zet t.ung,!' Berlin, 5 June EL LISSITZKY Russian, '~early a thousand well trained men stand, ready to shoot if anyone dreams of taking over power by force " (excerpt from a speech by Gustav Noske to the Hanover police, 9 March 1932), photomontare. Hanover, GUSTAV KLUTSIS Russian, Poster "Transport, achievement of the first Five Year Plan," }loscow, \ GUSTAV KLUTSIS and SERGEY SENKIN Russian, and "First of May, the day of international solidarity," poster. Moscow, proletarian GUSTAV.KLUTSIS ans SERGEY SENKIN Russian, and "Socialist construction under the banner of Lenin,ll poster. Moscow, GUSTAV KLUTSIS and SERGEY SENKIN Russian, and "Let us carry out the plan of the grea t work, II poster. Moscow, 1930

4 No.' GUSTAV KLUTSIS Russinn Printer's proof of the book cover for "The Femal.c Harker in EngLand ;" Moscow GUSTAV KLUTSIS Russian Photomontage with Lenin, sketch for poster. Moscow, GUSTAV KLUTSIS Russian, Promotional brochure for "CA," a magazine on modern architecture. Moscow, GUSTAV KLUTS1S Russian, Illustration for the book "Children and Lenin." Hoscow, GUSTAV KLUTS1S Russian, Cover for the book "The daily Life of Airplane Pilots" by N. Bobrow. Hoscm<, A. DRUZKOV and E. MEZHBARG Russian, dates unknown Front cover of "Smeria,.' a literary periodical. Moscow, ALEXANDER RODCHENKO Russian, Book cover for 1Lya Erenburg's '7he Materialization of Fantasy, II a discussion of film and its relationship to the other arts. Moscow, ALEXANDER RODCHENKO Russian, Fron t and back cover of the Journa 1 "Navyi Let," No.8. Moscow, KURT SCHHITTERS German, (done in collaboration with THEO VAN DOESBURG Dutch, ) Poster and program for "Kleine Dada Soiree," lithograph, c. 1923

5 No. 2R FILIPPO TOMMASO MARINETTI Italian. 187n-19 i,4 "Night. lying on her bed. she reads a letter from her gunner at the front." pull-out illustration. in which freely arranged type is used to evoke the sounds of battle. from "Les Mots en Liberte Futuriste." Milan, FORTUNATO DEPERO Italian. born 1892 Page from "Depez o Fut.uri st.e, " Milan UNKNOWN Program for the eighth Dada Soiree. Zurich KURT SCHHITI'ERS German Cover for "Die Ka t hed'r a Le j " an early example of Dadaist design. using hand' lettering rather than type. Hanover EL LISSITZKY Russian, Program for Merz matinee. Hanover ILYA ZDANEVITCH (ILIAZD) Russian, dates unkno~m Theater announcement. Paris UNKNOHN Invitation to a "Grand Dada Bal." Paris MARCEL BREUER Hungarian. born 1902 Armschair, wood and handwoven wool. Bauhaus, Weimar, c Phyllis B. Lambert Fund KURT SCmHTTERS German }~iling wrapper for Merz Werbezentrale Hanover. c. 1923

6 No. 37 KURT SCHHITTERS German, P. Pap,e 90 (covcr) of "Merz," number 11, which dealt entirely with the use of typography in advertising. Hanover, Pages of "Merz," number 11. Hanover, Page 97 of "Merz," number 11. Hanover, UNKNOWN Bag for a health food shop. The Hague, c PIET ZWART Dutch, Membership broadside for an experimental theater society. The Hague, a PIET ZWART Dutch, Announcement of a new product. The Hague, WALTER DEXEL German, Poster for an exhibition on cult and form. Magdeburg, GERRIT RIETVELD Dutch, (With Mrs. T. Schroder) Model of the Schroder House Utrecht, GERRIT RIETVELD Dutch, "Red and blue" chair, painted wood. Utrecht, Gift of Philip Johnson PIET ZHART Dutch, Double page from a catalog for NKF. Delft, PIET ZWART Dutch, Printer's proof of an advertisement for NKF. Delft, c

7 No: 45 PIET ZHIIRT Dutch, Printer's proof of an advertisement for NKf. Delft, c PIET ZHART Dutch, Advertisement for NKF. Delft, c PIET ZHART Dutch, Advertising card for NKF. Delft, c MIES VAN DER ROHE Gerw~n, Floor plan, project for a brick country house, ink. Berlin, Gift of the Architect PIET ZWART Dutch, Free typographic composition. The Hague, PIET ZHART Dutch, Free typographic composition. The Hague, HERBERT BAYER Austrian, born 1900 Announcement of the "White Festival," two Bauhaus parties, one for Spring and the other to celebr&te progress on the new Bauhaus building. Dessau, FRANZ W. SIEHERT German, Invi tation to a "Lumpenbal1, II a "rags party" for progressive artists. The back of the invitation, shown here, has a stylized half-figure composed of type elements in conjunction with a torn piece of paper tape. Cologne, c KAREL TEIGE Czechoslovakian, Illustration in Konstantin Biebl'a book of poems "Hith the Ship Comes Tea and Coffee." The book designed by Teige, contains five such full-page illustrations. Prague, 1928.

8 No: 54 MARCEL BREUER liunp,arilln,born 1902 "HaBS! ly"armchair, chromed metal tubing and canvas. Bauhaus, Deaaau, Gift of Herbert Bayer 55 EL LISSITZKY Russian, Children's book, "Of Two Squares." Berlin, (Front cover, dedication page, and double page.) E1 Lissitzky's dynamic arrangement of forms, including the text, relates to his "Proun" prints and paintings, in which geometric forms interacted in space. 56 EL LISSITZKY Russian, Front cover of "Vyeshch, Gegenstand, Objet, II an international ma~azine of modern art. Berlin, EL LISSITZKY Ruasian, Children's book "Four Goats." Harsaw, JAN TSCHICHOLD German, Cover for the program of the Phoebus-Pa1ast Cinema. Munich, GUNTA STOLZL German, born 1897 Wall hanging, wool, cotton, and metal thread. Bauhaus, Weimar, Phyllis B. Lambert Fund KURT SCHlHTTERS German, Envelope for Weise Sohne, pump manufacturers, addressed to the artist. Halle, KURT SCHWITTERS German, Letterhead for a group of abstractionists who were part of an international group of expressionists, futurists, cubists and constructivists. Hanover, 1927.

9 Ner. ~ JOOST SCHHIDT German, Cover for YKO carbon paper. Weimar, KURT SCHlHTTERS German, Business envelope for the artist. Hanover, c WALTER DEXEL German, Invitation to the opening of an exhibition of the new German architecture. Jena, FRANZ W. SIE\<ERT German, Announcement of an artists f group show, the back page of which is an abstract map composed of type case elements, givinf, the location of the gallery. Cologne, c HERBERT BAYER Austrian, born 1900 Card promotinp. Bauhaus products and giving the address of the dealer in Berlin handling them. Berlin, c POPP-KIRCHHElH German, dates unknown Poster for BMW Motorcycles. Munich, c UNKNOHN Postal card for the Ga1erie Neue Kunst Fides. Dresden, c EL LISSlTZKY Russian, Cover for Maia Kouskii's "Cood l An October Poem.." Moscow-Leningrad, WALTER DEXEL German, Brochure for an exhibition of contemporary photography. Magdeburg, ALEXANDER RODCHENKO RuSSian, Cover for a book of poems by Mayakovsky "No. S." Moscow, 1928.

10 Laber ~ MoMAExh_1182_MasterChecklist ~ 72 LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, 1B95-19M, Do ok jacket for Piet Mondrian I B "New De s i zn, II number 5 of the Bauhaus Books. Munich, EL LISSITZKY Russian, Double-page spread from the "Nasci" issue of Kurt Schwi tters I periodical ''J>lerz.'' Hanover, ANNI ALBERS German, born 1899 Design for a rug, "Smyrna,1l gouache. Dessau, HALTER DEXEL German, Cover for "Proceedings of the Pedagogical Insti tute of the State University at Jena, 2." Jena, c PAUL SCHUITEMA Dutch, Letterhead and envelope for E. de Bont & Zoon, printers and publishers. Rotterdam, c UNKNOlffl Back of a promotional brochure for Hahn Werbedruck, a firm specializing in printing advertising. Hanover, c ALEXANDER RODCHENKO Russian, Front and back cover for the journal "Novyf Lef," No Moscow, HERBERT BAYER German, born 1900 Poster for an architectural lecture by Hans Poe1zig, Gift of Philip Johnson HERBERT BAYER German, born 1900 Poster for a Kandinsky exhibition, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Barr, jr.

11 No. 81 EL LISSITZKY Russian, Title page for Proun, lithograph Purchase Fund 82 EL LISSITZKY Russian, Proun nr. 1, lithograph and collage, Purchase Fund 83 EL LISSITZKY Russian, Proun nr. 3, lithograph, Purchase Fund EL LISSITZKY Russian, Proun nr. 5, lithograph, Purchase Fund EL LISSITZKY Russian, Proun GK, gouache, c LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Photogram, Given anonymously LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Photogram, c Given anonymously KURT SCHWIITERS German, Plate nr. 3, from Merz portfolio, photo-lithograph and collage, Gift of J.B. Newmann

12 No. '.~ KURT SCmlITTERS German, l887-l94h Plate I from "~lerzhappe," photolithograph and collar-e, Purchase Fund 88 HERBERT BAYER Austrian, born 1900 Advertising brochure for "bayer-type," a new type designed with straight lines and geometric curves. Berlin, (Shown are the back of the envelope, front cover, and a double page.) 89 HERBERT BAYER Austrian, born 1900 Business card of the artist. Berlin, c HERBERT MATTER Swiss, born 1907 Advertising brochure for Gebruder Fretz AG, a Swiss printing firm. Zurich, (Front and back cover and single page where Matter's Surrealist photograph is used to demonstrate the firm's skill with halftone reproduction.) Front cover for the fifth number of "Foto," a monthly magazine devoted to typography, printed by Gebruder Fretz AG. Zurich, PIET ZWART Dutch, Front cover of a brochure advertising long distance radio service with ships at sea. Scheveningen, JAN TSCHICHOLD German, Poster for the film Munich, "Die Hose." JAN TSCHICHOLD German, Buster Keaton in "Der General." Offset lithograph LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Letterhead for the Director of the Bauhaus. Heimar, c

13 No HERBERT BAYER Austrian, born 1900 Letterhead for the Director of the Bauhaus. Dessau, JOHANNES CANIS Letterhead designed by the artist, a member of the Deutsche Werkbund and the German Advertising Association. Boehum, Germany, c UNKNOWN Billhead for Kathe Schmidt, a handweaver. Bydgoszcz, Poland, ANTON STANKOWSKI German, born 1906 Letterhead for an advertising agency. Basel, PIET ZWART Dutch, Brochure for the P.T.T. (Netherlands Postal Service), showing models of laying out envelopes in conformity with postal regulations. The Hague, UNKNOWN Envelope for "Nevabo," a pork wholesaler. Netherlands, c FRIEDRICH VORDEMBERGE-GILDEWART German, Envelope for the artists I group "K. II Hanover, c MAX BILL Swiss, born 1908 Birth announcement. Zurich, MAX BILL Swiss, born 1908 Menu for a banquet at the 28th general meeting of the Federation of Swiss Architects. Zurich, MAX BILL Swiss, born 1908 Invitation, program, and detachable order form for a meeting of the Swiss Werkbund. Zurich, LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY Hungarian, Composition from "Meistermappe des Staatichen Bauhauses, II lithograph, Weimar, Larry Aldrich Fund

14 No. 107 ALEXANDER RODCHENKO Russian Line construction, color crayon, Gift of the Artist 108 KASIMIR MALEVICH Russian, untitled constructivist drawing, pencil, ink, and gouache, c Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Armand Bartos 109 PAVEL TCHELITCHEW Russian, Sketch for lithe Eurasian Manifesto," ink and pencil drawing, Gift of Mme. Alexandra zaousaileff 110 PIET MONDRIAN Dutch, composition, oil on canvas, The sidney & Harriet Janis collection l Museum of Modern Art