Bauhaus New England : Portraits of an Architectural Legacy

Bauhaus New England serves as a visual tribute to the lasting influence of the Bauhaus philosophy on privately owned residences in New England. In a collection of striking black-and-white photography and selected essays, the book offers intimate portraits of rarely seen historic houses and an architectural legacy at risk of fading away. This book features intimate black-and-white portraits of rarely seen historic Bauhaus-influenced houses in New England. Mark Römisch's images capture the homes’ poetic personality as lived space through their unique blend of form, function, and the organic integration of nature. Essays by art historians and personal contributors, including Walter Gropius’s granddaughter, contextualize the photos within the broader Bauhaus legacy in America and the intersection of architecture, art, and history. Including essays by: Erika Pfammatter, Granddaughter of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, Gary van Zante, Curator at MIT-Museum Amy Finstein, PhD, Architectural Historian Christine Cipriani, Architectural Journalist, editor Mark Römisch, Photographer