Kurt Schwitters

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Kurt Schwitters was a German artist and poet best known for his pioneering Merz collages and his influential role in the Dada and early avant-garde movements.

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instanceOf artist
collagist
graphic artist
human
painter
performance artist
poet
sculptor
birthName Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters
linked to: Kurt Schwitters
causeOfDeath pneumonia
pulmonary edema
child Ernst Schwitters
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1887-06-20
dateOfDeath 1948-01-08
educatedAt Kunstakademie Dresden
School of Applied Arts in Hanover
fieldOfWork abstract art
collage
installation art
sound poetry
typography
genre concrete poetry
experimental poetry
sound poetry
influenced Fluxus
Pop art
conceptual art
installation art
influencedBy Dada movement
linked to: Dada
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Constructivism
Dada
Merz
linked to: Merzbau

Surrealism
name Kurt Schwitters
notableConcept Merz
linked to: Merzbau
notableWork Merz collages
linked to: Merzbau

Merzbau
Ursonate
participatedIn First World War
linked to: World War I
placeOfBirth German Empire
Hanover
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
placeOfDeath Cumbria
England
Kendal
United Kingdom
religion Lutheranism
spouse Helma Schwitters
linked to: Kurt Schwitters
workLocation Hanover
Norway
United Kingdom

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Dada hasKeyFigure Kurt Schwitters
Kurt hasNotableBearer Kurt Schwitters
European avant-garde hasKeyFigure Kurt Schwitters
Hannah Höch influencedBy Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters name Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters birthName Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters
linked to: Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters spouse Helma Schwitters
linked to: Kurt Schwitters
Merzbau creator Kurt Schwitters
Sprengel Museum Hanover hasWorkBy Kurt Schwitters