Ep. 137 – Interacting with Color
June 13, 2024
Fritz Horstman, the education director at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, talks us through some of the ideas in his new book, Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to… READ MORE
Tag: Josef Albers
Modernism’s Other Tapestry
April 8, 2019
K. L. H. Wells — Full is a tapestry that is instantly recognizable as a work by Josef Albers, who is best known for his series Homage to the Square…. READ MORE
The Modernist Émigrés in America
November 12, 2018
Dominic Bradbury– Migration has become one of the defining subjects of our time. It has helped to shape contemporary politics in both Europe and America, as well as other parts… READ MORE
Spotlight on Josef and Anni Albers
March 24, 2017
Ivy Sanders Schneider– Josef Albers was a hugely influential German-born American artist and educator. This week — between March 19th, the day he was born in 1888, and March 25, the… READ MORE
Anni and Josef Albers and the art they collected
February 2, 2017
Anni and Josef Albers were two of the most influential figures of 20th-century modernism. Anni was a textile artist, and Josef was a professor and artist in glass, metal, wood,… READ MORE
Pi day of the century
March 14, 2015
Today is 3/14/15: Pi day of the century. Wherever you live, there are ways to celebrate this rare holiday. We’ve been celebrating in a most colorful way, with the award–winning,… READ MORE
Wittenborn Memorial Book Award for the ‘Transformational’ Albers App
May 12, 2014
The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) has selected the Josef Albers Interaction of Color app as the winner of the 35th Annual George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award. The… READ MORE
Interaction of Color app in the classroom
March 25, 2014
As Albers weeks draws to a close, and we reflect on the legacy of this great educator (Josef Albers died 38 years ago today, on March 25th, 1976), we realized… READ MORE
Albers on the Walls: A Virtual Tour
March 24, 2014
Our focus this week on all things Albers has allowed us to notice anew the numerous instances of Albers imagery right here in our offices in New Haven. The following… READ MORE
Josef Albers Contest: Fill in the blanks
March 21, 2014
It’s Albers week here at Yale University Press and today we have a contest for you. There exists amazing archival footage of Josef Albers in the classroom, and Albers describing… READ MORE
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