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1938 The New Bauhaus closes in June.
Moholy-Nagy returns to commercial work, which he continues to
do intermittently for the duration of his life in Chicago.
He has a one-man exhibition at the Fine Arts Society in Jacksonville,
Florida.
His work is included in the exhibition, Bauhaus 1919-1928, at
the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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1939 In February he opens his own school, The School of Design
in Chicago,
on Ontario Street with the help of dedicated students and teachers.
In April and May his work is shown at the Renaissance Society
in Chicago.
In November and December his work is included in the Société
Anonyme and the Museum of Modern Art exhibition in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Makes stationary and mobile sculptures of transparent plastic
often combined with chromed metal.
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1940 In January and February he has a
one-man exhibition at the Katharine Kuh Gallery in Chicago.
In May and June he participates in the American Abstract Art
exhibition at the Galerie St. Etienne in New York.
His work is included in the Museum of Modern Art exhibition,
Sixty Photographs.
The summer session of the School of Design is held at Mills
College in
Oakland, California. In July his work is included in the School
of Design exhibition organized by the Mills College Art Gallery.
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1941 With Nathan Lerner and György
Kepes he designs a show for the
Museum of Modern Art, New York, on How to Make a Photogram.
The show travels around the United States until 1943.
In April has a one-man exhibition at The Museum of Non-Objective
Art:
Art of Tomorrow, New York, which later becomes the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum.
In October his work is included in The Advanced Guard of Advertising
Photography at the Katharine Kuh Gallery.
In December his work is included in the Museum of Modern Art
show, American Photography at $10.
Participates regularly in the Annual Exhibition of Chicago Artists
at the Art Institute of Chicago through 1946.
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1942 In summer gives a course at the Women’s Teachers
College in
Denton, Texas.
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1943 Numerous publications on the subjects of design and photography.
Participates in the founding of the Hungarian American Council
for Democracy and becomes president of the Chicago chapter until
1945.
Begins writing his last book, Vision in Motion, which presents
his educational philosophy illustrated by the work of the Institute
of Design.
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1944 Reorganization of The School of Design as The Institute of Design.
May and June participates in the exhibition, Drawings by Contemporary
Artists, at the Renaissance Society.
Completes “Design Workshops,” a color film about
the Institute of Design,
as well as a number of shorter films about the activities of
the school.
Campaigns among Hungarian-Americans for the re-election of President
Franklin D, Roosevelt.
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1945 In fall Moholy-Nagy is diagnosed with leukaemia.
The Institute of Design moves to temporary quarters on North
State Street.
With Ralph Rapson designs an exhibition in Chicago for the U.
S.
Gypsum Company.
Makes the film, “Do Not Disturb,” with the film
class of the Institute of Design.
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1946 Retrospective exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Society
at the Cincinnati Art Museum in February.
With Arthur Siegel organizes a six-week summer symposium, New
Vision
in Photography, at the Institute of Design.
Third edition of The New Vision appears together with an autobiographical
essay, Abstract of an Artist.
During the last year of his life he produces photograms, photographs,
color photographs, oil paintings, drawings, watercolors, and
sculptures of Plexiglas and metal. He gives seminars and makes
conference visits.
In fall the Institute of Design moves to its own building on
Dearborn Street.
In April he becomes an American citizen.
Moholy-Nagy dies of leukemia on 24 November in Chicago.
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1947 Vision in Motion, is published posthumously.
In spring a large memorial exhibition organized by the S. R.
Guggenheim Foundation opens at the Museum of Non-Objective Art,
New York, and
travels around the United States for two years.
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