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Dada

28 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Beatrice WoodArtist · CeramicsBeatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States;
Elsa von Freytag-LoringhovenArtist · SculptureElsa Baroness von Freytag-Loringhoven (née Else Hildegard Plötz; 12 July 1874 – 14 December 1927) was a German avant-garde visual artist and poet, who was active in Greenwich Village, New…
Hans RichterArtist · SculptureHans Johannes Siegfried Richter (lang; 6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian.
Hugo BallPerson · Film memorabiliaHugo Ball (lang; 22 February 1886 – 14 September 1927) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and journalist, and one of the principal founders of the Dada movement in European art in Zürich…
Ilia ZdanevichDesigner · Modern designIlia Mikhailovich Zdanevich (ილია ზდანევიჩი, (April 21, 1894 – December 25, 1975), known as Iliazd (ილიაზდ), was a Georgian-Polish and French writer, artist and publisher, and an active…
Jean TinguelyArtist · SculptureJean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into…
Johannes BaaderPhotographer · PhotographyJohannes Baader (June 21, 1875 – January 14, 1955), originally trained as an architect, was a German writer and artist associated with Dada in Berlin.
Kurt SchwittersArtist · SculptureKurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.
Louis AragonAuthor · BooksLouis Aragon (French: [lwi aʁaɡɔ̃]; 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the surrealist movement in France.
Man RayArtist · PaintingsMan Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris.
Marcel DuchampEngraver · PrintsHenri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (lang; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French American artist, chess player, and inventor who played a key role in the development of the avant-garde in the…
Philippe SoupaultAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Philippe Soupault by Robert Delaunay (1922)
Raoul HausmannArtist · SculptureRaoul Hausmann (July 12, 1886 – February 1, 1971) was an Austrian artist and writer.
René CrevelAuthor · BooksRené Crevel (lang; 10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
Sophie Taeuber-ArpIllustrator · IllustrationSophie Henriette Gertrud Taeuber-Arp (19 January 1889 – 14 January 1943) was a Swiss artist, painter, sculptor, textile designer, furniture and interior designer, architect, and dancer.
Suzanne DuchampArtist · PaintingsSuzanne Duchamp-Crotti (20 October 1889 – 11 September 1963) was a French Dadaist painter, collagist, sculptor, and draughtsman.
Til BrugmanArtist · PaintingsMathilda (Til) Brugman (16 September 1888, Amsterdam – 24 July 1958, Gouda) was a Dutch author, poet, translator, and linguist.
Tristan TzaraArtist · PaintingsTristan Tzara (lang; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – 25 December 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.

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