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Josef Albers: Despite Straight Lines, Yale University Press, 1981

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Josef Albers
  • Year 1981
  • Client/Publisher Yale University Press
  • Size 230mm x 215mm
Josef Albers
Josef Albers was an American-German artist and educator known for his geometric coloured paintings and his teachings and writing on colour theory. He studied at the Bauhaus and then joined as a teacher. Josef was married to Anni Albers and also designed furniture, glassware and sculpture. Explore related designers including László Moholy-Nagy and Herbert Bayer. See also Bauhaus, American Modernism, 1920s graphic design history.

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Josef Albers: Despite Straight Lines, Yale University Press, 1981
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