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On View In:
Gallery 379
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Artist:
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Josef Hartwig
Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar, Germany
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Title:
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Chess set
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Date:
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c. 1923
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Medium:
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Wood, stain
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Dimensions:
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5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/4in. (13 x 13 x 5.7cm) (box)
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Credit Line:
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The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota
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Location:
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Gallery 379
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Hartwig, Josef
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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German
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Life Dates:
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German, 1880-1955
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Name:
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Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar, Germany
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Weimar, Germany, 1919-33
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark stamped on bottom of one black piece: [GES.GESC]
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Classification:
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Woodwork
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Physical Description:
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a-p black chess pieces; q-ff natural chess pieces; gg original box
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany, , ,
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Accession #:
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98.276.19a-gg
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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