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Terry Snyder And The All Stars, Persuasive Percussion, Command Records, New York, 1959

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  • Format Record Sleeve
  • Designer/s Josef Albers
  • Year 1959
  • Client/Publisher Command Records
  • Size 315mm x 315mm
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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Terry Snyder And The All Stars, Persuasive Percusion, Command Records, New York, 1959. Cover design by Josef Albers
Terry Snyder And The All Stars, Persuasive Percussion, Command Records, New York, 1959. Cover design by Josef Albers
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