1919: Births of Andreotti, Maria Lai, and the Bauhaus

The year 1919 marked the birth of three significant figures and movements: Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, artist Maria Lai, and the Bauhaus school. Andreotti, born in Rome on January 14, 1919, became a dominant figure in Italian politics, serving seven times as Prime Minister and 27 times as Minister. Two photographic exhibitions in Rome commemorate his centenary: 'Una vita per lo Stato' at the Senate Library and 'Immagini di una vita' at the Complesso Monumentale di San Salvatore in Lauro until February 17, 2019. Maria Lai was born in Ulassai, Sardinia, in 1919. Known for sewing fabrics, books, and relationships, she died in 2013. Her centenary is celebrated with an exhibition at the Galleria Comunale d'Arte di Cagliari until January 2020, featuring rotating works including an unpublished masterpiece from the late 1950s, 'Telaio' (1965), a 'Tela cucita' (1978), and 'Geografia' (1988). The Bauhaus was founded in Weimar by Walter Gropius in 1919, becoming a pivotal school of architecture, design, and art, closed by the Nazis in 1933. Its legacy includes the Bauhaus building in Dessau and abstract art taught by Kandinsky, Klee, Feininger, and Albers.