Joseph Albers
Born 1888 · Died 1976
German artist and designer; prof. at the Bauhaus. Albers trained as an art teacher at Königliche 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. (Source: Union List of Artist Names - Getty Research Institute)
Books by Joseph Albers in order
Books by Joseph Albers in the order they were published, from Paintings, Tapestries & Woven Textiles (1953) to Albers and Morandi (2021).
- 1Paintings, Tapestries & Woven TextilesPaintings, Tapestries & Woven Textiles1953
- 2Poems and Drawings
Poems and Drawings1958 - 3Despite Straight Lines
Despite Straight Lines1961 - 4Sideny Janis Presents an Exhibition of Recent Paintings by JSideny Janis Presents an Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Josef Albers1961
- 5Homage to the SquareHomage to the Square1962
- 6Interaction of Color
Interaction of Color1963 - 7Albers
Albers1968 - 8Graphic TectonicGraphic Tectonic1968
- 9Josef Albers
Josef Albers1970 - 10White Embossings on GrayWhite Embossings on Gray1971
- 11Josef Albers, Prints 1915-1970Josef Albers, Prints 1915-19701973
- 12Homage to the Square, 40 New Paintings by Josef AlbersHomage to the Square, 40 New Paintings by Josef Albers1975
- 13Exhibition of Works in All Media by AlbersExhibition of Works in All Media by Albers1986
- 14Homages to the Square and Structural ConstellationsHomages to the Square and Structural Constellations1996
- 15Homage to the Square Paintings and PhotographsHomage to the Square Paintings and Photographs2001
- 16Josef Albers: Formulation
Josef Albers: Formulation2006 - 17Squares & Other Shapes
Squares & Other Shapes2016 - 18Interacción del color
Interacción del color2017 - 19Josef Albers QuickNotesJosef Albers QuickNotes2018
- 20Rengin Etkilesimi
Rengin Etkilesimi2020 - 21Albers and MorandiAlbers and Morandi2021
- 22[Paintings][Paintings]
- 23Search Versus ResearchSearch Versus Research