Anni Albers /

Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a German textile designer, weaver, and printmaker, and among the leading pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Albers's most important works are examined here to explore her contribution to 20th-century art and design. Featured works--from her early activity at the Bau...

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Main Authors: Albers, Anni
Corporate Authors: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany); Tate Modern (Gallery)
Group Author: Coxon, Ann (Editor); Fer, Briony (Contributor); Müller-Schareck, Maria (Editor)
Published: Hirmer,
Publisher Address: Munich :
Publication Dates: [2018].
Literature type: Book
Language: German
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Summary: Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a German textile designer, weaver, and printmaker, and among the leading pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Albers's most important works are examined here to explore her contribution to 20th-century art and design. Featured works--from her early activity at the Bauhaus as well as from her time at Black Mountain College, and spanning her entire career--include wall hangings, designs for commercial use, drawings and studies, jewelry, and prints. Essays focusing on her key works and themes are by Ann Coxon, Maria Müller-Schareck, Briony Fer, Magdalena Droste, T'ai Smith, Maria Minera, Brenda Danilowitz, Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, Priyesh Mistry, and Nicholas Fox Weber.
Item Description: Donation.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name held at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, K20, June 9-September 9, 2018, and Tate Modern, London, October 11, 2018-January 27, 2019.
Carrier Form: 192 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 177) and index.
ISBN: 9783777431048
3777431044
Index Number: NK8898
CLC: J533.4(516)
Call Number: WG/J533.4(516)/A615