Raoul Hausmann

Raoul Hausmann
Raoul Hausmann, taken by Hannah Höch, 1919
Born
Raoul Hausmann

(1886-07-12)July 12, 1886
DiedFebruary 1, 1971(1971-02-01) (aged 84)
Limoges, France
NationalityAustrian
Known forCollage, Photography, Sculpture, Poetry, Performance, Theory
Notable workMechanical Head [The Spirit of Our Age], c. 1920
MovementDada

Raoul Hausmann (July 12, 1886 – February 1, 1971) was an Austrian artist and writer. One of the key figures in Berlin Dada, his experimental photographic collages, sound poetry, and institutional critiques would have a profound influence on the European Avant-Garde in the aftermath of World War I.