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Kurt Schwitters (German artist and poet)

  • Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters
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Date of birth
1887-06-20
Place of birth
Hannover
Date of death
1948-01-08
Place of death
Kendal

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Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.

Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called "Merz Pictures".

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Goodreads Author ID
45666
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OL187486A
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27071479
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Q155158

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