About Lis Beyer
Lived 1906 – 1973 (aged 67). Lis Beyer was a German textile designer, weaver, graphic artist and costume designer.
Elisabeth "Lis" Beyer (1906-1973) was a German artist.
Biography Beyer was born in 1906 in Hamburg. She was a student at the Bauhaus where she was taught by Johannes Itten, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky. She worked at the Bauhaus weaving workshop with Georg Muche and Gunta Stölzl and performed in several instances alongside Oskar Schlemmer, director of the Bauhaus Stage Workshop, as part of rehearsals for the Triadic Ballet in 1926. She passed the Journeyman and Weaver examinations, and went on to teach weaving at the Maxschule in Würzburg.
Beyer was married to the artist Hans Volger (1904-1973) from 1932 until his death. She died in 1973 in Süchteln.
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Who was Lis Beyer?
German textile designer
When was Lis Beyer born?
Lis Beyer was born on 27 August 1906 in Hamburg.
When did Lis Beyer die?
Lis Beyer died on 28 October 1973 in Süchteln.
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Lis Beyer was a textile designer, weaver, graphic artist and costume designer.
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Lis Beyer was German.
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