Glasaugen, Herbert Bayer, negative about 1928; print 1984
Herbert Bayer, portraitHerbert BayerAmerican, 1900–1985

Glasaugen

negative about 1928; print 1984 · Photograph · 27.2 × 21.4 cm

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Where is “Glasaugen” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.

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An assortment of glass eyes arranged in a cloth lined case, each in its own compartment.

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86.XM.495

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In the life of Herbert Bayer

The whole life
  1. 1928

    Art director at Vogue

    Bayer became art director of the German edition of Vogue.

  2. 1937

    Works in the Degenerate Art exhibition

    Bayer’s work was included in the Nazi propaganda exhibition Degenerate Art. He subsequently left Germany and traveled in Italy.

  3. 1938

    Bauhaus at MoMA

    Bayer and Walter Gropius designed the Bauhaus 1918–1928 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

  4. 1946

    A move to Aspen

    Hired by businessman and patron Walter Paepcke, Bayer moved from New York to Aspen.

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