20th Century[viii]
1901 Queen Victoria dies
1905 the bridge expressionist group
1910s: This decade was unfortunately dominated by the first "total war" -- World War I. It also saw other huge changes during the Russian Revolution and the beginning of Prohibition. Tragedy struck when a fire rampaged through Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the "unsinkable" Titanic hit an iceberg. and the Spanish flu killed millions around the world. On a more positive note, people in the 1910s got their first taste of an Oreo cookie and could fill out their first crossword.
c 1909-12 analytic cubism
1910 mondrian learns of cubism
1910 mondrian learns of cubism
1910 kandinsky, concerning the spiritual in art
1911 the blue rider expressionist group
1912 wright, coonley house with geometric stained glass windows
1912 wright, coonley house with geometric stained glass windows
c 1913-14 synthetic cubism
1914 de chirico, departure of the poet
1914 de chirico, departure of the poet
1916 – Johnston Railway Type
1916 dada founded; arp, “chance” in art
1917 de stijl movement & journal begins
1916 dada founded; arp, “chance” in art
1917 de stijl movement & journal begins
1918 wendingen magazine founded
1918 Koch forms workshop community
1918 Koch forms workshop community
1920s: The Roaring '20s were a time of speakeasies, short skirts, the Charleston dance, and jazz music. The 1920s also showed great strides in Women's Suffrage and archaeology hit the mainstream with the discovery of King Tut's Tomb. There were an amazing number of cultural firsts in the 1920s, including the first talking film, Babe Ruth hitting his home-run record, and the first Mickey Mouse cartoon.
1920s vladimir lebedev becomes father of the 20th century russian picture book
1920 – Klee joins Bauhaus
1922 – Kandinsky joins Bauhaus
1920 – Klee joins Bauhaus
1922 – Kandinsky joins Bauhaus
1923 – Moholy-Nagy replaces Itten at Bauhaus
1924 Breton, manifesto of surrealism
1928 – Agha becomes art director of Vogue
1930s: The Great Depression hit the world hard in the 1930s. The Nazis took advantage of this situation and were able to come to power in Germany, establish their first concentration camp, and begin a systematic persecution of Jews in Europe. Other news in the 1930s included the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a wild and murderous crime spree by Bonnie and Clyde, and the imprisonment of Al Capone for income tax evasion.
1930 - Miles van er Roge moves Bauhaus to Berlin
1930s – Bill, Stankowski & others, constructivist graphic design
1930s – Bill, Stankowski & others, constructivist graphic design