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Kurt Schwitters: Quick Facts

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Born June 20, 1887 • Hannover • Germany
Died January 8, 1948 (aged 60) • England
Notable Works “Merzbau”
Movement / Style Dada
Mickalene Thomas
Mickalene Thomas
American mixed-media artist
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
Robert Rauschenberg: Monogram
Robert Rauschenberg
American artist
Betye Saar, 2012
Betye Saar
American artist and educator
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Raoul Hausmann
Austrian artist
Meret Oppenheim
Meret Oppenheim
Swiss artist
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Rolf Nesch
German artist
Dada exhibit
Hannah Höch
German artist
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John Heartfield
German artist
George Grosz.
George Grosz
German artist
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Richard Hamilton
British artist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Henri Matisse stands in a studio wearing a painter's smock, holding a palette beside a wooden ladder, with abstract artwork visible in the background.
Henri Matisse
French artist
Braque, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1956
Georges Braque
French artist
Cornell, Joseph
Joseph Cornell
American sculptor and filmmaker
Eve Babitz
Eve Babitz
American writer and artist
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Henry Darger
American artist and writer
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Wangechi Mutu
Kenyan-born artist
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Christian Marclay
Swiss American artist and composer
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Sir Roland Penrose
British artist, collector, and writer