Margaretha Reichardt

Margaretha Reichardt
Born(1907-03-06)6 March 1907
Erfurt, German Empire
Died25 May 1984(1984-05-25) (aged 77)
Erfurt, East Germany
MonumentsMargaretha Reichardt Haus Museum
Other names
  • Grete Reichardt
  • Margaretha Wagner-Reichardt
Education
Occupation(s)Weaver, Textile artist
Years active1926-1984
Notable work
SpouseHans Wagner (m.1936 - div.1952)
Awards
WebsiteBauhaus100. Margaretha Reichardt

Margaretha Reichardt (6 March 1907 – 25 May 1984), also known as Grete Reichardt, was a textile artist, weaver, and graphic designer from Erfurt, Germany. She was one of the most important designers to emerge from the Bauhaus design school's weaving workshop in Dessau, Germany. She spent most of her adult life running her own independent weaving workshop in Erfurt, which was under Nazi rule and then later part of communist East Germany.