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Also Known As Helmut Franz Josef Herzfeld
Born June 19, 1891 • Berlin • Germany
Died April 26, 1968 (aged 76) • Berlin • Germany
Movement / Style Dada
Dada exhibit
Hannah Höch
German artist
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Marianne Brandt
German painter, photographer and designer
German artist Max Ernst stands indoors in a casual jacket with one hand on his hip, looking toward the camera, circa 1955 in France.
Max Ernst
German artist
George Grosz.
George Grosz
German artist
David Hockney
David Hockney
British artist
Matter, Herbert: World War II poster
Herbert Matter
American photographer
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Raoul Hausmann
Austrian artist
Man Ray was a photographer, painter, and filmmaker who was the only American to play a major role in both the Dada and Surrealist movements.
Man Ray
American photographer and painter
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Hilla Becher
German photographer
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Andreas Gursky
German photographer
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Thomas Struth
German photographer
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Ilse Bing
German-born photographer
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans
German photographer
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
German fashion designer and photographer
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Thomas Demand
German photographer
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
German director and actor
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Benny Rebel
German-Iranian photographer
Karl Schwarzschild
Karl Schwarzschild
German astronomer
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August Sander
German photographer
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Karl Blossfeldt
German photographer