Walter Gropius: An Illustrated Biography is the first comprehensive illustrated biography of one of Modern architecture’s most important figures. This stunning visual biography of the life of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, and one of the world’s most influential architects. This illustrated biography tells the story of Gropius’s life, beginning with his shattering experiences in World War One. Features more than 375 illustrations including letters, telegrams, sketches, drawings, photographs, posters, brochures, and other ephemera. The authors present the life of Walter Gropius as not just a key figure of 20th-century architecture, but as an extraordinarily generous person – a connector, protector, and benefactor who improved the lives and careers of all those with whom he came into contact.