Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Among the foremost textile designers of the 20th century, Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a central figure of the Weaving Workshop at the Bauhaus in prewar Germany. Accompanying a centennial retrospective of her work, this volume contains full-color reproductions of Albers' most important weavings, drapery materials, and wall coverings as well as scores of her highly influential commercial textile designs.
Anni Albers had an enormous effect on the design of yard materials worldwide. A comprehensive illustrated chronology details Albers' fascinating life and career in Germany and in the United States where she moved in the 1930s with her husband the famed painter and instructor Josef Albers.
Table of Contents
Thread as text : the woven work of Anni Albers / Virginia Gardner Troy -- On the structure of the weavings / Jean-Paul Leclercq -- Constructing textiles / Anni Albers -- Anni Albers : devotion to material / Kelly Feeney -- The last Bauhausler / Nicholas Fox Weber -- Anni Albers 1899-1994 / Pandora Tabatabai Asbaghi.