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