German artist and filmmaker Hans Richter studied at the Academy of Art, Berlin. Richter became involved with the Dada movement in Zurich in 1916 and from 1918 collaborated with Viking Eggeling to produce his first experimental films. Richter moved to New York in 1941. A member of the American Abstract Artists Group, he also taught at the City College of New York. Richter’s work is held in collections including The National Gallery, Berlin; Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, and MoMA, New York.