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Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1953

GUSN

GUSN-247132

Description

A birthday card composed of two photographic prints with an inscription.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographic prints
black-and-white prints (photographs)
ink
Photograph
Print, Photographic
Print, Photographic

Inscription

AN MEINE TATIGKEIT IM BAUHAUS/ DENKE ICH MIT GROSSER FREUDE ZURUCK;/ DENN SIE HAT MIR DIE GRUNDLAGEN FUR/ MEIN WEITERES SCHAFFEN GELIEFERT./ WALTER GROPIUS DANKE ICH BESONDERS FUR/ DAS, WAS ER MIR ALS BAUHAUSLER GEGEBEN/ HAT. MIT BESTEN WUNSCHEN ZUM 70. GE-/BURTSTAG GRUSST SIEG. RAUH/BLICK VOM FERIENHAUS GABRIS GEGEN ALPSTEIN. (SCHWEIZ)FOTO G. RAUH/FERIENHAUS GABRIS 1200 m.u.M. ERBAUT 1952, FUR HERRN/E. RUTZ, SANFRANCISCO.

Maker

Rauh, G. (Artist)

Dimensions

11 3/4 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.54.23

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