Anni Albers
American (born Germany), (1899–1994)
Artist bio retrieved from Josef and Anni Albers Foundation:
Anni Albers was a leading textile artist of the 20th century. She was the wife of fellow renowned artist Josef Albers. Albers was the last surviving teacher at the Bauhaus, the German design school founded in 1919 and closed by Nazis in 1933. Albers originally wanted to pursue painting, but became a weaver reluctantly since there were no other courses available. Albers met architect Philip Johnson in 1933, who asked her and her husband to come to the United States, specifically North Carolina, where she worked from 1933 to 1939 as an assistant professor of art. She became the first weaver to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1949. Her works reflect an abstract style through their geometric patterns and complex weaves, and her books "On Weaving" and "On Designing" are considered a must for design students. SHe is often regarded as the paramount textile artist of her time.
Artist image retrieved from Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
American (born Germany), (1899–1994)
Artist bio retrieved from Josef and Anni Albers Foundation:
Anni Albers was a leading textile artist of the 20th century. She was the wife of fellow renowned artist Josef Albers. Albers was the last surviving teacher at the Bauhaus, the German design school founded in 1919 and closed by Nazis in 1933. Albers originally wanted to pursue painting, but became a weaver reluctantly since there were no other courses available. Albers met architect Philip Johnson in 1933, who asked her and her husband to come to the United States, specifically North Carolina, where she worked from 1933 to 1939 as an assistant professor of art. She became the first weaver to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1949. Her works reflect an abstract style through their geometric patterns and complex weaves, and her books "On Weaving" and "On Designing" are considered a must for design students. SHe is often regarded as the paramount textile artist of her time.
Artist image retrieved from Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
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