




About Josef Albers
fleeing the Nazis with his Jewish wife, teaching Rauschenberg and Twombly at Black Mountain, and painting nested squares of colour for the rest of his life

Where to see Josef Albers
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75 works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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17 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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16 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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13 works
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
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13 works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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12 works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
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11 works
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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8 works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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5 worksNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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6 worksWhitney Museum of American Art
New York City, United States
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6 works
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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5 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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5 worksDetroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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4 works
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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4 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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3 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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3 works
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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3 works
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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3 works
Bavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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3 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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3 works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
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3 works
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, United States
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3 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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3 works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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2 works
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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2 worksRISD Museum
Providence, United States
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2 works
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
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2 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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2 works
National Gallery of Australia
Canberra, Australia
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2 worksCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, United States
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1 worksStädel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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1 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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1 worksCleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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1 worksThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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1 worksMildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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1 works
King Baudouin Foundation
Brussels, Belgium
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1 worksNational Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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Where did Josef Albers teach?
Josef Albers taught at the Bauhaus, where he developed Vorkurs, an introduction to design. After moving to the United States, he headed the art department at Black Mountain College.Where did Josef Albers live?
Josef Albers was born in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany. He later moved to the United States and headed the art department at Black Mountain College.When did Josef Albers move to america?
Josef Albers moved to the United States in 1933[7] after the closing of the Bauhaus.Who is Josef Albers?
Josef Albers was born in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany in 1888[7]. He studied art in various cities before becoming a professor at the Bauhaus.What was Josef Albers color theory?
One passage mentions that Josef Albers developed Vorkurs, an introduction to design based on the study of colour, texture, form, and line. However, there is no further information about his colour theory.What did Josef Albers do?
Josef Albers studied art and became a professor at the Bauhaus. He also headed the art department at Black Mountain College after moving to the United States.What is Josef Albers known for?
Josef Albers is known for his series 'Homage to the Square', which he worked on from 1950[7] onwards. He determined two formats and settled on the alignment of squares within a vertical symmetrical axis, creating a large series of oil paintings.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Josef Albers's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Hungarian National Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Cleveland Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Whitney Museum of American Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Josef Albers Used for: biography.
- [8] book guggenheim-futurismmodernfo00solo Used for: biography.
- [9] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
- [10] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
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