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Josef Breitenbach

Josef Albers Teaching His Color Class at Black Mountain College II, 1944

Description

Maker

Title

Josef Albers Teaching His Color Class at Black Mountain College II

Year

1944

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 32.4 x 27.9 cm (12 3/4 x 11 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Estate stamp verso LL

Type

Credit

Gift of Peter C. Jones, Rhode Island School of Design RISD BFA 1974, in honor of Frank Robinson

Object Number

1992.083.2

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

February 27 - July 31, 2009

Joseph Breitenbach’s diverse body of work includes portraiture, nudes, and surreal compositions. This candid shot of Josef Albers (American, born Germany,
1888–1976), one of the most influential art teachers in the United States at the time, shows him working with students on one of his renowned color theory
assignments. Albers brought his exercises from the Bauhaus, the innovative German art and design school, to Black Mountain College in North Carolina, which,
under his direction, became a breeding ground for creativity in mid-century America. Albers was also a renowned painter, a side of his achievement that Karsh
highlights in his portrait in the adjacent gallery.

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