Five Schools, Built to Deepen · The Bauhaus
Bauhaus Exhibition Poster — Joost Schmidt, 1923
Joost Schmidt · Bauhaus exhibition poster, Weimar, 1923
What it is
Joost Schmidt’s poster for the 1923 Bauhaus exhibition in Weimar, the school’s first major public showing.
Why it matters
This poster is a manifesto in miniature — the exact geometric-typographic language the Bauhaus would spread across the world for a century.
What to notice
A single stylized head-and-eye motif built entirely from circles, triangles, and the school’s own typeface.
The school, designing its own introduction.
Provenance
- School
- The Bauhaus (Various)
- Designer
- Joost Schmidt
- Format
- Exhibition poster
- Poster published
- Bauhaus exhibition poster, Weimar, 1923
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-17.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
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