The Bauhaus was a school of design founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany by architect Walter Gropius. The school moved to Dessau in 1925, and then to Berlin in 1932. After just 14 years of existence, Bauhaus leaders opted to close the school in 1933 rather than succumb to pressure by the Nazis. This closure was to have a huge impact on Black Mountain College. In 1933, soon after the Bauhaus closed, Josef and Anni Albers were invited to come to the newly conceived Black Mountain College where Josef would head the art program and Anni the Weaving Workshop. Other Bauhaus artists would follow, and collectively their influence on the structure and ethos of BMC was tremendous.
