Hans Richter (artist)

Hans Richter
Richter c. 1928
Born	(1888-04-06)6 April 1888 Berlin, Germany
Died	1 February 1976(1976-02-01) (aged 87) Minusio, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film maker, animation producer
Years active	1914–1961
Spouse	Meta Erna Niemeyer (aka Ré Soupault)

Hans (Johannes Siegfried) Richter (6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian. In 1965 he authored the book Dadaism about the history of the Dada movement.^{[1] [2]} He was born in Berlin into a well-to-do family and died in Minusio, near Locarno, Switzerland.^[3]

From Expressionism through Dadaism, Constructivism and Neoplasticism, he was one of the major figures of avant-garde art in the 1910s and 1920s^[3] and a catalyst for intellectuals and artists in many disciplines. Richter helped organise exhibitions which revived interest in Dada, both in the United States and Europe. In 1956 he made Dadascope, a film dedicated to Dada poetry.