Moholy-Nagy

American  

[muh-hoh-lee-noj, moh-hoi-nod-y^uh] / məˈhoʊ liˈnɒdʒ, ˈmoʊ hɔɪˈnɒd yə /

noun

1. László or Ladislaus 1895–1946, Hungarian painter, designer, and photographer, in the U.S. after 1936.

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Moholy-Nagy British  

/ məˈhəʊlɪˈnɒdʒ /

noun

1. Laszlo (ˈlæzləʊ) or Ladislaus (ˈlɑːdɪsˌlaʊs). 1895–1946, US painter and teacher, born in Hungary. He worked at the Bauhaus (1923–29)

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Example Sentences

Like Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, who ordered “telephone paintings” over the phone from a sign factory, Singer has outsourced the means of production.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2019

The names of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky may be familiar, but Hannes Meyer and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy are revered in design circles.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2019

The plastic ensemble may put you in mind of transparent sculptures by fellow ethnic Hungarian artist László Moholy-Nagy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2017

Jeff Tollefson is energized by a show on the Bauhaus ‘industrial artist’ Lázló Moholy-Nagy.

From Nature • Dec. 15, 2016

Moholy-Nagy, currently the subject of a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, quickly became Gropius’s most influential colleague.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2016