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

By the time he enrolled in the College of Applied Arts in Budapest, now the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Mr. Banyai had his sights on what he saw as a more practical profession: architecture.

From New York Times

After his military service, he entered the Institute of Design in Chicago, an industrial design school founded by a former Bauhaus professor, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy; it was otherwise known as the new or American Bauhaus, which is to say it was dedicated to promoting good design in everyday objects.

From New York Times

The film features informative commentary from academics and particularly from Moholy-Nagy’s daughter Hattula.

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One former student, Beatrice Takeuchi, says she found an exhibition on Moholy-Nagy too formalized — that he was at his best messing around.

From New York Times

The film argues that Moholy-Nagy was more concerned with approach than product; he had his students learn biology, for instance, seeking to give them new ways of looking at the world.

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