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Gunta Stölzl

1897 - 1983

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Gunta Stölzl (5 March 1897 – 22 April 1983) was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school's weaving workshop, where she created enormous change as it transitioned from individual pictorial works to modern industrial designs. She was one of a small number of female teachers on the Bauhaus' staff and the first to hold the title of "Master". Her textile work is thought to typify the distinctive style of Bauhaus textiles. She joined the Bauhaus as a student in 1919, became a junior master in 1927. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunta Stölzl is the 62nd most popular artist (up from 66th in 2019), the 3,431st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,361st in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Gunta Stölzl ranks 62 out of 125. Before her are Robert Indiana, Ivan Fyodorov, William Etty, Yoshitomo Nara, Gilbert & George, and Damien Hirst. After her are Carlos Páez Vilaró, Sennedjem, Günter Brus, Vlado Goreski, Wang Xianzhi, and James Montgomery Flagg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Gunta Stölzl ranks 164. Before her are Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Adolfo Baloncieri, Friedrich Schulz, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Erwin von Lahousen, and Natacha Rambova. After her are Camillo Berneri, Walter Pidgeon, Horace McCoy, Levon Mirzoyan, André Marie, and Paul Gallico. Among people deceased in 1983, Gunta Stölzl ranks 122. Before her are Ira Gershwin, Michel Micombero, Oddbjørn Hagen, Juan Carlos Zabala, Cathy Berberian, and Raymond Massey. After her are Ernst Degner, Johan Richthoff, Fatma Begum, Adrian Boult, Herman Kahn, and Werner Egk.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gunta Stölzl ranks 3,433 out of 7,253. Before her are Hedwig of Holstein (1260), Werner Kohlmeyer (1924), Hans Münch (1911), Justus Jonas (1493), Karlheinz Förster (1958), and Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796). After her are Markus Merk (1962), Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal (1730), Franz Bäke (1898), Freimut Börngen (1930), John IV, Duke of Bavaria (1437), and Anna Dorothea Therbusch (1721).

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Among ARTISTS In Germany

Among artists born in Germany, Gunta Stölzl ranks 10. Before her are Josef Albers (1888), Bernt Notke (1435), Méret Oppenheim (1913), John Heartfield (1891), Ulay (1943), and Marianne Brandt (1893). After her are Daniel Hopfer (1470).

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