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1924

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2019

2025

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Prospectus, Bauhaus Hartwig Schach (Bauhaus Hartwig Chess)

This is a prospectus. It was designed by Joost Schmidt.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Merrill Berman as part of Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus Master.

It is dated 1924. Its medium is lithograph. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.

This leaflet promotes a chess set designed by Josef Hartwig (German, 1880–1955). The pieces use basic geometry to express how each one moves.

It is credited Collection of Merrill C. Berman.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 11.9 × 14.9 cm (4 11/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus Master.

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