Josef Albers Command Records. Albers was born in bottrop, westphalia (germany). For record collectors he is most distinguished by his cover art for enoch light’s command records a decade after he began his famous series of paintings.
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Albers was a student and instructor at the bauhaus. Josef albers was born on march 19, 1888 in bottrop, westphalia, germany, the only child of lorenz albers, a housepainter, and magdelena (schumacher) albers. Bauhaus artist josef albers’ relationship with music and sonic phenomena is uncovered in the exhibition ‘sonic albers’ at new york gallery david zwirner.
He Became An Instructor In Several Westphalian Primary Schools.
From outside you wouldn't know it's there but if you buzz minus space you'll be let into the warehouse and the tiny studio. Murphy color theory and painting at yale school of art and architecture. Command records often featured abstract covers, in their early years all covers were designed by josef albers, whose student charles e.
Albers Was Born Into A Roman Catholic Family Of Craftsmen In Bottrop, Westphalia.
In the 1950s, albers taught young painter/designer charles e. The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, printed material, and family memorabilia, which document the personal life and professional career of josef albers. The company focused on producing records targeted at audiophiles.
As An Artists Albers’ Work Is Best Represented By His Homage To The Square, A Series Of Oil Paintings On Masonite That He Began In 1949.
12 x 12 (30.5 x 30.5 cm). He studied art in berlin, essen, and munich, before enrolling as a student at the prestigious weimar bauhaus in 1920. The album jackets albers designed for enoch light's command records between 1959 and 1961 are evidence of albers' penchant for play and experiment, and provide a sprightly counterpoint to the more rigorous investigations of color and line that occupied him in those years. (from the prints of josef albers:
Persuasive Percussion Is An Album Cover From A Set Of Seven That Josef Albers Designed For Command Records.
See more ideas about josef albers, album covers, album art. 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 (31.1 x 31.1 cm). Album cover for terry snyder and the all stars, persuasive percussion.
Later Covers That Seemed To Be Imitations Of Albers Work Were Used Once The Label Was Sold.
In commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the metropolitan museum of art. He (and his wife anni) later taught at black mountain college in north carolina. The papers contain some material relating to the bauhaus school but the bulk of the material dates from albers's arrival in the united states.
