Josef Albers

- Introduction
- Josef Albers (; German: [ˈalbɐs]; March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a German-born artist and educator. He taught at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College, headed Yale University's department of design, and is considered one of the most influential teachers of the visual arts in the twentieth century. As an artist, Albers worked in several disciplines, including photography, typography, murals and printmaking. He is best known for his work as an abstract painter and a theorist. His book Interaction of Color was published in 1963.
- Wikidata
- Q170071
- Introduction
- Born 19 March 1888; died 25 March 1976. Albers trained as an art teacher at Königliche Kunstschule in Berlin, Germany, from 1913 to 1915. From 1916 to 1919 he began his work as a printmaker at the Kunstgewerbschule in nearby Essen, Germany. In 1919 he went to Munich, Germany, to study at the Königliche Bayerische Akademie der Bildenden Kunst, where he was a pupil of Max Doerner and Frank Stuck. In 1920 he attended the preliminary course (Vorkurs) at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, and was appointed a master in 1923 or 1925. In 1925 Albers moved with the Bauhaus to Dessau, Germany, where he was named master. From 1928 to 1930 he was also in charge of the furniture workshop. In 1932 he moved with the Bauhaus to Berlin. From 1933, after the closure of the Bauhaus in Berlin, until 1949, Albers taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. From 1948 to 1950 or from 1950 to 1958, Albers was professor and chairman of the Department of Design at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. He remained there as a visiting professor until 1960. After his retirement from Yale University, Albers continued to live in New Haven and to paint, monitor his own exhibitions and publications, write, lecture and work on large commissioned sculptures for architectural settings. He was highly regarded as a teacher and is considered influential for the generation of artists emerging in the 1950s and 1960s. Comment on works: abstract
- Nationalities
- German, American, Bavarian
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Author, Professor, Designer, Teacher, Typographer, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Theorist
- Names
- Josef Albers, Joseph Albers, Albers
- Ulan
- 500033049
Exhibitions
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510: Machines, Mannequins, and Monsters
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 7, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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One and One Is Four: The Bauhaus Photocollages of
Josef Albers Nov 23, 2016–Apr 2, 2017
MoMA
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
MoMA
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Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye
Nov 15, 2014–Jan 18, 2016
MoMA
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There Will Never Be Silence: Scoring John Cage’s
4′33″ Oct 12, 2013–Jun 22, 2014
MoMA
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Josef Albers has
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Josef Albers Self Portrait (right profile) c. 1916
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Josef Albers Self-Portrait c. 1917
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Josef Albers Fruit Bowl 1924
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Josef Albers Tea Glass with Saucer and Stirrer 1925
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Josef Albers Tea Glass with Saucer and Stirrer 1925
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Josef Albers Bauhaus Stencil Lettering System (Kombinations-Schrift) 1926–1928
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Josef Albers Coffee Table 1928
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Josef Albers Armchair (model ti 244) 1929
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Josef Albers Marli Heimann, All During an Hour March or April 1931/1932
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Josef Albers Paul Klee, Dessau November 1929/1932
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Josef Albers Oskar Schlemmer; [Schlemmer] in the Master’s Council; [Schlemmer] with Wittwer, Kallai, and Marianne Brandt, Preliminary Course Exhibition; [Schlemmer] and Tut 1928-30/1932
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Josef Albers Biarritz August 1929/1932
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Josef Albers Paris, Eiffel Tower August 1929/1932
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Josef Albers Klee in His Studio, Dessau November 1929/1932
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Josef Albers Hotel Staircase, Geneva 1929/1932
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Josef Albers El Lissitzky, Dessau June 1930/1932
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Josef Albers Herbert Bayer and Muzi; [Bayer] as Mona Lisa, Ascona Ronco August 1930/1932
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Josef Albers Erdmannsdorfer Mannequins 1930/1932
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Josef Albers Untitled (Bullfight, San Sebastian) 1929/1932
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Josef Albers Dessau, End of Winter 1931/1932
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Josef Albers Encircled 1933
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Josef Albers Diptic 1934
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Josef Albers i 1934
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Josef Albers Placards/Posters/Plakate 1934
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Josef Albers Gamma 1939
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Josef Albers Velocidad 1940
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Josef Albers Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Shrine from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers To Monte Alban from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Interim from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Ascension from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Seclusion from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Prefatio (Preface) from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Sanctuary from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Introitus (Dedication) from the series Graphic Tectonic 1942
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Josef Albers Variants 1942
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Josef Albers Tlaloc 1944
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Josef Albers Adapted 1944
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Josef Albers Multiplex A 1947
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Josef Albers Homage to the Square: White Monument 1951
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Josef Albers Structural Constellation "To Ferdinand Hodler" 1954
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Josef Albers Study for Homage to the Square: Night Shades 1956
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Josef Albers Duo B 1958
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Josef Albers Duo B 1958
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Josef Albers Solo I 1958
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Josef Albers Homage to the Square: Two Whites Between Two Yellows 1958
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Josef Albers Duo K 1958
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Josef Albers, Charles E. Murphy, Command Records Album cover for Enoch Light and the Light Brigade, Provocative Percussion 1959
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