A leading Belgian designer who assisted in being a father to the movement of Art Nouveau, in Belgium. Henry Van de Velde originally studied painting in his home town of Antwerp, Belgium only to stop painting in 1894. Prior to his depart from painting he was a member of the artist group "Les XX",
Although he thought of himself as a painter, Moholy-Nagy is primarily remembered for his work as a photographer, in particular for his collaborations with Walter Gropius and other members of the Bauhaus. He wrote the definitive text on Bauhaus photography, "Painting, Photography, Motion Pictures" (19