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Josef Albers (1888-1976)
• Join the original Bauhaus in Germany
• 1933 as the Nazis rose in power and the Bauhaus was closed
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• Immigrated to the USA to lead the NEW Bauhaus at Black Mountain College, Ashville, N.C.
• 1949 Headed Yale University’s Department of Design
• One of the Most Influential Visual Arts Teachers of the 20th century
• Expert in Color Theory - Homage to the Square
“Art is not to be looked at. Art is looking at us”
My hope when teaching is “...to open eyes”
Anni Albers (1899-1994)
• B orn - Annellse Elsa Frieda Fleischmann - Jewish
• Wife of Josef Albers.
• Studied painting before joining the Bauhaus
• The only studio at the Bauhaus open to women was the weaving workshop
• Initially she reluctantly joined the weaving workshop. She learned to love it
• She took over the weaving department after graduating in 1931
• 1933 immigrated to the USA as the Nazis rose in power
• Her husband became head of the Black Mountain Arts College
• 1949 her husband become chair of Yale University, College of Design, Connecticut
• 1949, she became the first textile designer to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, establishing her as one of the most important designers of the day!
• 1961, she was awarded the Craftmanship Medal by the American Institute of Architects.
• 1963, at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los
Angeles, She switched from tapestry to lithography and screen printing.
• 1965 published, “On Weaving” helping to establish Design History as a serious area of academic study.
• 1976, Her husband dies
• 1976-1994 half-dozen honorary doctorates and lifetime achievement awards.
• 1981 a second American Craft Council Gold Medal for “uncompromising excellence” Your Project:
1. Paint a Tapestry - Lines Horizontal and Vertical arranged in a poetic fashion. Start with Pastels
2. Use String or Pastel as a line. Complete a drawing using a single line as if was string.
3. Create a Portrait of Anni Albers in the Bauhaus Style
4. Make a Tessalation - A Repeated Pattern
