Die Bauhäusler Franz Ehrlich und Fritz Ertl

This study reveals the complex and contrasting biographies of two Bauhaus graduates, Franz Ehrlich and Fritz Ertl, who both studied under Hannes Meyer at the Bauhaus Dessau. Their lives exemplified the social, cultural, and political contradictions inherent in the Bauhaus movement during the Weimar Republic era. Ehrlich became a prominent architect and furniture designer in post-war East Germany (GDR), while Ertl was involved in the planning of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and later acquitted in the Vienna Auschwitz Trial. The research approach involves analyzing their biographies to highlight these contrasts, providing insight into the dual nature of Bauhaus graduates' political affiliations and professional trajectories.

Tragbar, K. (2018). Die Bauhäusler Franz Ehrlich und Fritz Ertl. Architectura, 48(1-2), 76–118. https://doi.org/10.1515/atc-2018-1006