Josef Albers
German-American artist and educator
Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States. Wikipedia
Born: March 19, 1888, Bottrop, Germany
Died: March 25, 1976 (age 88 years), New Haven, CT
Periods: Modern art and Geometric abstraction
Known for: Abstract painting, study of color
Spouse: Anni Albers (m. 1925–1976)
Education: Bauhaus
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Albers studied art in Essen and Munich before entering the Bauhaus in Weimar in 1920. There, he initially concentrated on glass painting, and in 1929, as a ...
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