Copy Print: Members of the Bauhaus Stage Workshop in Costume Possibly 1928 - 1949

Curator: This is T. Lux Feininger's "Copy Print: Members of the Bauhaus Stage Workshop in Costume," currently residing at the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: It has a strangely joyful yet unsettling feeling, perhaps due to the contrasting light and shadows. What do you make of the subjects' placement? Curator: It is quite striking. The figures are arranged in a way that disrupts conventional perspective, creating visual tension between the constructed costumes and the minimalist backdrop. Editor: The Bauhaus was known for its revolutionary ideas about art and society. How did the stage workshop fit into their larger goals? Curator: They sought to merge art, craft, and technology, so theater became a laboratory for exploring new forms of expression, blurring boundaries between performer and design. Editor: It's incredible to see how their playful experimentation reflected a broader cultural shift. Curator: Indeed, they redefined art's function within society, which is quite evident in this photograph.