About Kurt Schwitters
! Lived from 1887-1948
! Born June 20th, 1887 in Hanover
! Generally acknowledged as the Twentieth Century’s greatest master of collage
! Winter of 1918-19 began to make collages
! Heavily influenced by the work of Hans Arp
! “MERZ” came from one of his first collages
! “MERZ” became a type of brand name from 1922 began to refer to himself at Kurt “Merz” Schwitters or simply “Merz”
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