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[Theater designed by Henry van de Velde in Cologne, Germany: exterior] – Vintage Poster

[Theater designed by Henry van de Velde in Cologne, Germany: exterior] — historic photograph
[Theater designed by Henry van de Velde in Cologne, Germany: exterior]. Historic photograph from the Theater Posters collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Theater designed by Henry van de Velde in Cologne, Germany: exterior] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Theater designed by Henry van de Velde in Cologne, Germany: exterior]

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Cologne's 1914 Werkbund Exhibition was the setting for this theater, which Belgian architect Henry van de Velde designed as one of the show's most visible buildings. Van de Velde was a leading figure in the German Werkbund, the association that promoted good design and closer ties between craft and industry. The exhibition opened only months before the First World War disrupted European life, so the theater represents a moment when modern design was on display just before the continent changed. Photographs like this one preserve the exterior of a building that was never meant to be permanent.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1914
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-120849

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