Anni Albers; Author: Weber, Nicholas Fox; Joint Author: Asbaghi, Pandora Tabatabai; Hardback; Book

Author: Weber, Nicholas Fox; Joint Author: Asbaghi, Pandora Tabatabai
Guggenheim Museum Publications; Hardback; Book; 158 Colour and 84 B&w Illustrations
192 pages
Published: October 1999
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
ISBN: 0810969238
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Among the foremost textile designers of the 20th century, Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a central figure of the Weaving Workshop at the Bauhaus in prewar Germany. Accompanying a centennial retrospective of her work, this volume contains full-color reproductions of Albers' most important weavings, drapery materials, and wall coverings as well as scores of her highly influential commercial textile designs.Anni Albers had an enormous effect on the design of yard materials worldwide. A comprehensive illustrated chronology details Albers' fascinating life and career in Germany and in the United States where she moved in the 1930s with her husband the famed painter and instructor Josef Albers.Anni Albers is regarded as one of the foremost textile designers of the 20th century, and one of the most influential. This comprehensive, illustrated chronology details Albers' life and career in Germany and in the United States, where she moved in the 1930s with her husband Josef.