Although it lasted only fourteen years, the German Bauhaus had a profound influence on twentieth-century art. Founded in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius, the Bauhaus school of design sought a fusion of art with science and industry. Embodying the concept that "form follows function," its designs were spare and geometric―a style that in the mid-twentieth century came to be regarded as "modern." In addition to art and architecture, weaving was a part of the Bauhaus curriculum, and a number of influential weavers trained there. One of these was Anni Albers (1899-1994).
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