Join Laura Muir, editor of "Object Lessons: The Bauhaus and Harvard" and curator of the 2019 exhibition, "The Bauhaus and Harvard," for a special preview in advance of the book’s launch in May 2021. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations—some of never-before-published objects—this book yields fascinating insights for Bauhaus devotees and design aficionados. Founded by architect Walter Gropius (1883–1969) in 1919, the Bauhaus was the 20th century’s most influential school of art, architecture, and design. After the school was shuttered under pressure from the Nazis in 1933, many Bauhaus artists brought their innovative practices and teaching methods to the United States. Gropius himself accepted a position at Harvard, where he would help establish a collection of Bauhaus material that has since grown to more than 32,000 objects—the largest such collection outside Germany. Harvard in turn became an unofficial center for the Bauhaus in America. "Object Lessons: The Bauhaus and Harvard"expands on the special link between the two institutions while highlighting understudied aspects of the Bauhaus, including art made by women. The soon-to-be-released book contains essays written by established and emerging voices in the field and took shape during the run of "The Bauhaus and Harvard," a major exhibition and programming initiative presented by the Harvard Art Museums on the Bauhaus centennial in 2019. A plate section presents a diverse selection of objects in a range of media. Inserted into the back cover of this beautifully designed volume, is a full reproduction of the catalogue produced for the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art exhibition in 1930—the first Bauhaus exhibition in the U.S.! TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Pre-order a copy of “Object Lessons: The Bauhaus and Harvard”: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300254167/object-lessons + Exhibition—The Bauhaus and Harvard: http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/bauhaus. + Watch more about the Bauhaus and Harvard:    • The Bauhaus and Harvard   + Artist Talk with Judith Raum: Opening Celebration for “The Bauhaus and Harvard:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdJsj6vgvWM. + Symposium—Bauhaus 100: Object Lessons from a Historic Collection: https://harvardartmuseums.org/calendar/bauhaus-100-object-lessons-from-a-historic-collection. SPEAKERS: +Laura Muir is Associate Director of Academic and Public Programs; + Lynette Roth, Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum and Head of the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art. --- This conversation was made possible by our generous supporters; an international community of art lovers who generously support the Harvard Art Museums’ mission to promote knowledge about and appreciation of art through exhibitions, teaching, research, professional training, and public education. Learn more https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/support. Programming photography by Caitlin Cunningham and R. Leopoldina Torres. Please visit harvardartmuseums.org for copyright information on artwork featured in this talk and publication. Recorded December 8, 2020. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.