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Handwritten letter to Naum Gabo
1954 · Ink on paper
9 1/2 × 6 3/4" (24.1 × 17.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Xanti Schawinsky
1904
Photography
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7
Institutional Exhibitions
11
Works in Collection
29
Assets Indexed
3
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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Greetings!
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
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Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947�1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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Abstraction in Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951
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Why this artist matters now
Alexander Schawinsky, known as Xanti Schawinsky was a Swiss painter, photographer and theatre designer. An alumnus of the Bauhaus, Schawinsky belonged to Bauhaus founder and architect Walter Gropius' social circle.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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