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Description: Full
TitleFull
Creator nameAlbers, Josef
Creator name (description)Woven by Atelier Tabard, Aubusson, France
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1967
Object typeTextile
MaterialsWool (low-warp tapestry)
LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsTextile design, AbstractTapestry--GermanyColor in design
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Introduction
K. L. H. Wells
Description: Weaving Modernism: Postwar Tapestry Between Paris and New York
Weaving Modernism: Postwar Tapestry Between Paris and New York
Full is a tapestry that exemplifies the geometric abstraction of its creator, Josef Albers (fig. 1). A set of nested squares in saturated hues of red, violet, and teal seem to push forward and pull back...
Author
K. L. H. Wells
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2019 by K. L. H. Wells
Related print edition pages: pp.1-11
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00269.001
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21581&redirecttoanchor=68742
Chapter subject tags:Tapestry--History--20th centuryAlbers, JosefModernism (Art)Art--Marketing

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Description: Color and weaving samples for Full
Color and weaving samples for Full
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 23
Creator nameAlbers, Josef
Creator name (description)With the Atelier Tabard
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1967
Object typeTextile
MaterialsWool
LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
Color and weaving samples for Full
Color and weaving samples for Full
Description: Homage to the Square
Homage to the Square
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameAlbers, Josef
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1956–1958
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on Masonite
Dimensions28 3/8 x 28 3/8 in. (72 x 72 cm)
LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Orange, Connecticut
Homage to the Square
Homage to the Square
Description: Untitled (design for wall hanging)
Untitled (design for wall hanging)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 26
Creator nameAlbers, Anni
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsGouache with pencil on reprographic paper
Dimensions15 x 9 7/8 in. (38.1 x 25.1 cm)
LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
Accession number1994.10.2
Untitled (design for wall hanging)
Untitled (design for wall hanging)
Description: Tapestry depicting birthing llamas
Tapestry depicting birthing llamas
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureHuari
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateAD 500–800
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York
Tapestry depicting birthing llamas
Tapestry depicting birthing llamas
Description: Africa, from "Allegory of the Four Continents
Africa, from "Allegory of the Four Continents
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameBeauvais Manufactory
Creator name (description)workshop of de Menou, after François Le Barbier
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1786–1791
Object typeTextile
MaterialsWool and silk tapestry
DimensionsH. 144 x W. 180 inches (365.8 x 457.2 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/229585
Accession number1978.404.3
Africa, from "Allegory of the Four...
Africa, from "Allegory of the Four Continents
Description: Haina-Maya, detail
Haina-Maya, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 15
Creator nameAlbers, Josef
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1937–1947
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsGelatin silver prints mounted on cardboard
Dimensions10 1/8 x 8 in. (25.6 x 20.3 cm)
LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
Accession number1976.7.687
Haina-Maya, detail
Haina-Maya, detail
Description: Still Life: Tapestry Design No. 13
Still Life: Tapestry Design No. 13
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator namePrampolini, Enrico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1920
Object typeCollage
MaterialsCollage of cut papers
Dimensions37.3 x 44.5 cm
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/43799
Accession number1941.643
Still Life: Tapestry Design No. 13
Still Life: Tapestry Design No. 13
Description: Tracing
Tracing
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 26
Creator nameAlbers, Josef
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
Tracing
Tracing

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