Josef AlbersAmerican, 1888–1976Reverse + Obverse
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Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, United States
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Meanwhile, in the life of Josef Albers
The whole life1954–1973
Fireplaces and façades with the architect King-lui Wu
Albers created decorative designs for buildings by the Yale professor and architect King-lui Wu: geometric fireplaces for the Rouse (1954) and DuPont (1959) houses, the façade of the Manuscript Society, a Yale secret senior society (1962), and a design for Mt. Bethel Baptist Church (1973).
1962
A Graham Foundation grant
As a fellow at Yale, Albers received a grant from the Graham Foundation for an exhibition and lecture on his work.
1963
Publishes “Interaction of Color”
The book records an experiential way of studying and teaching colour: Albers held that colour “is almost never seen as it really is” and that “colour deceives continually”. The very rare first edition of 2,000 copies contained 150 silkscreen plates; the book is considered a seminal work of colour theory.
![Oskar Schlemmer; [Schlemmer] in the Master’s Council; [Schlemmer] with Wittwer, Kallai, and Marianne Brandt, Preliminary Course Exhibition; [Schlemmer] and Tut, Josef Albers, 1928-30/1932](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjMzNzk1NyJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDEwMjR4MTAyNFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=0cbde6ed2e4731ed)
