Josef Albers letters to the New York Public Library 1954, 1972, undated

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Josef Albers letters to the New York Public Library 1954, 1972, undated

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Abstract painter, glass designer, photographer, and typographer. The folder contains an envelope to Joseph T. Rankin, Curator of NYPL stamped 1972; a letter to Mr. Rankin asking for verification of a quote in the NY Times art section on 31Oct. 1954 and a letter to NYPL inquiring about the condition of his book, "Interaction of Color."

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The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Archives.

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Albers, Josef, 1888-1976

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Josef Albers was born on March 19, 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, the only child of Lorenz Albers, a housepainter, and Magdelena (Schumacher) Albers. He attended the Präparanden-Schule in Langenhorst from 1902 to 1905 and then the teachers college in Büren, graduating in 1908. He became an instructor in several Westphalian primary schools. Albers studied at the Royal Art School in Berlin, the Arts and Crafts School (Folkwang School)in Essen, and at the Art Academy in Munich u...