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Gunta Stölzl

1897 - 1983

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Gunta Stölzl (5 March 1897 – 22 April 1983) was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school's weaving workshop, where she created enormous change as it transitioned from individual pictorial works to modern industrial designs. She was one of a small number of female teachers on the Bauhaus' staff and the first to hold the title of "Master". Her textile work is thought to typify the distinctive style of Bauhaus textiles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunta Stölzl has received more than 156,778 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gunta Stölzl is the 66th most popular artist, the 3,361st most popular biography from Germany and the 10th most popular German Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Gunta Stölzl ranks 66 out of 125. Before her are Günter Brus, Damien Hirst, Robert Indiana, Onfim, Gilbert & George, and Gilbert Baker. After her are Nikolay Shmatko, Wang Xianzhi, Luigi Serafini, Yoshitomo Nara, Gordon Matta-Clark, and Lado Gudiashvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Gunta Stölzl ranks 166. Before her are Lepke Buchalter, Richard Hildebrandt, Levon Mirzoyan, Pavel Batov, Alberto Cavalcanti, and Natacha Rambova. After her are Erwin von Lahousen, André Marie, Dorothy Day, Maximus V of Constantinople, Werner Voss, and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 1983, Gunta Stölzl ranks 115. Before her are Johan Grøttumsbråten, Paul de Man, Ira Gershwin, Earl Hines, Ada Blackjack, and József Takács. After her are Werner Egk, Fritz Machlup, Alan Cunningham, Paolo Pedretti, John Williams, and Michel Micombero.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gunta Stölzl ranks 3,361 out of 7,253. Before her are Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883), Christian Berkel (1957), Nuri Şahin (1988), Heinrich Kuhl (1797), Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801), and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1529). After her are Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1880), Rebecca Horn (1944), Karl Hohmann (1908), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758), Georg August Goldfuss (1782), and Hans Jordan (1892).

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Among ARTISTS In Germany

Among artists born in Germany, Gunta Stölzl ranks 10. Before her are Josef Albers (1888), Ulay (1943), Bernt Notke (1435), Méret Oppenheim (1913), John Heartfield (1891), and Marianne Brandt (1893). After her are Daniel Hopfer (1470).

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