Bauhaus Building, Dessau, 1925-1926: View from northeast during construction c. 1926

Curator: This photograph from the Harvard Art Museums captures the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, sometime between 1925 and 1926, during its construction. Editor: Stark, isn’t it? It feels like a utopian vision, but one that’s still…unfolding. Like a dream in black and white. Curator: Precisely. The image, attributed to Photothek, speaks volumes about the Bauhaus ethos: functional, geometric, aspiring to a kind of social clarity. Editor: That bridge connecting the two wings is fascinating. It’s almost defiant in its horizontality, challenging gravity. Is it meant to symbolize connection? Curator: Absolutely. It embodies the Bauhaus’s commitment to uniting art, craft, and technology. It’s a visual representation of their integrated approach to design. Editor: It makes you wonder about the people who moved through those spaces, what they dreamt about and created. A seed of so much to come. Curator: Indeed, and this image allows us a peek behind the scenes, before it all became history. Editor: Well, it’s certainly ignited my curiosity about the Bauhaus. I want to go back to that dream.