Hans Richter | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hans_Richter_by_Man_Ray_c1928.jpg) Richter c. 1928 | |
| Born | Hans Johannes Siegfried Richter 6 April 1888 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 1 February 1976 (aged 87) Minusio, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film maker, animation producer |
| Years active | 1914–1961 |
| Spouse | Meta Erna Niemeyer (aka Ré Soupault) |
Hans Johannes Siegfried Richter (/ˈrɪktər/; German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ]; 6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian. In 1965 he authored the book Dadaism about the history of the Dada movement.[1][2] He was born in Berlin into a well-to-do family and died in Minusio, near Locarno, Switzerland.[3]
From Expressionism through Dadaism, Constructivism and Neoplasticism, he was one of the major figures of avant-garde art in the 1910s and 1920s[3] and a catalyst for intellectuals and artists in many disciplines. Richter helped organise exhibitions which revived interest in Dada, both in the United States and Europe. In 1956 he made Dadascope, a film dedicated to Dada poetry.
- ^ Hans Richter, Dadaism, New York: Thames and Hudson, 1965
- ^ "Magazine Features – Hans Richter, Dada Pioneer". Artnet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b Oxford Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, Oxford University, p. 598