Hadassah University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel, Perspectives and elevation
1936 · Graphite and color pencil on tracing paper
13 7/8 x 9 1/2" (35.2 x 24.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Erich Mendelsohn
British-German-American, 1887–1953
PhotographyExpressionismArt Deco
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
21
Works in Collection
31
Assets Indexed
11
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Cultural Positioning
Movements
- • Expressionism
- • Art Deco
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Eric Mendelsohn: Architectural Drawings, 1914-1929
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
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Architecture of Eric Mendelsohn, 1914�1940
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941–1942
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Modern Architecture in England
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937
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Modern Architecture: International Exhibition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1932
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Why this artist matters now
Erich Mendelsohn ; 21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas. Mendelsohn was a pioneer of the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture, notably with his 1921 Mossehaus design.
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Expressionism
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Photography
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Museum of Modern Art
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