Anni Albers
1899–1994
Introduction
Anni Albers (born Annelise Elsa Frieda Fleischmann; June 12, 1899 – May 9, 1994) was a German textile artist and printmaker credited with blurring the lines between traditional craft and art.
Besides surface qualities, such as rough and smooth, dull and shiny, hard and soft, textiles also includes colour, and, as the dominating element, texture, which is the result of the construction of weaves. Like any craft it may end in producing useful objects, or it may rise to the level of art.
Wikidata identifier
Q86078
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Introduction
She studied in Berlin and Hamburg before studying and teaching at the Bauhaus. American textile designer and printmaker; wife of Josef.
Country of birth
Germany
Roles
Artist, graphic artist, textile artist, textile designer
ULAN identifier
500012591
Names
Anni Albers, Anneliese Albers, Annie Albers, Anneliese Else Frieda Fleischmann, Annelise Fleischmann
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed April 9, 2024.
