Josef Albers

Painter

Birthday March 19, 1888

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Birthplace Bottrop, Germany

DEATH DATE Mar 25, 1976 (88)

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About

Abstract artist known for "Homage to the Square" and other paintings featuring geometric shapes and vibrant colors. Profoundly impacted 20th-century art education in the United States and Europe.

Before Fame

He moved from Germany to the United States in the early 1930s because of the rise of the Nazis and taught art and design at North Carolina's Black Mountain College.

Trivia

He headed the Yale University Department of Design beginning in 1950.

Family Life

His family was Roman Catholic and worked as craftsmen in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany. His wife was the textile artist Anni Albers.

Associated With

He taught many future notables, including artist Eva Hesse.