Her Life
Born in Bohemia, she trained as a writer and editor, then became a photographer. She worked and lived at the Bauhaus and was married to László Moholy-Nagy for some years.
Lucia Moholy
1894–1989 · Born in Bohemia
Photography
In one sentence
The photographer behind many of the images that made the Bauhaus famous, and who spent years fighting to get her work back.
Her Work
She took many of the best-known photographs of Bauhaus buildings, objects and people, with a clean, objective style.
Why she was overlooked
After she left Germany, her glass negatives ended up in Walter Gropius's possession. The images circulated widely, often without credit. She campaigned for decades and finally recovered the negatives in 1957.
Her Legacy Today
She is now credited as a key creator of the Bauhaus's visual identity.
- Photographs of the Bauhaus Dessau buildings (1926)
- Negatives recovered (1957)
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Bauhaus Dessau building, 1926 — Photo: uncredited
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Metal workshop objects, c. 1924 — Photo: uncredited
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Masters' houses, Dessau, 1926 — Photo: uncredited
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Portrait of a Bauhaus student, c. 1927 — Photo: uncredited