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Friday, 20 May 2016 13:36

German Museums Jointly Purchase Bauhaus Photographer’s Portfolio

The Bauhaus Foundation, Dessau. The Bauhaus Foundation, Dessau. Wikipedia

Three German museums have jointly purchased the complete portfolio of Bauhaus photographer Otto Umbehr, who also went by the alias Umbo. Known for his innovative portraits of Berlin’s bohemian crowd, Umbo was also an accomplished photojournalist. In addition to Umbo’s estate, Berlin’s Berlinische Galerie, Hannover’s Sprengel Museum, and the Bauhaus Foundation in Dessau, acquired a number of works from private collections.

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