Walter Gropius: An Illustrated Biography

This comprehensive illustrated biography traces the life story of Walter Gropius (1883-1969), one of the pioneering masters of modernist architecture and one of the founders of the Bauhaus in Weimar in 1919.

The book opens with Gropius's life-changing experiences during the First World War, his tumultuous marriage to Alma Mahler, the tragic death of their daughter Manon, and the founding of the Bauhaus, before examining his departure from Nazi Germany in 1933, his life in exile in London, and his move to America in 1937, where he lived and worked until his death in 1969.

The authors present Walter Gropius not only as a key figure in twentieth-century architecture, but also as an extraordinarily generous person - a connector, protector, and benefactor who enhanced the lives and careers of all those with whom he came into contact. The book contains over 375 illustrations, including letters, telegrams, sketches, drawings, photographs, posters, brochures and other ephemera.