Finding Aid of the Anni Albers Collection, 1937 - 1966, PC.1197

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Finding Aid of the Anni Albers Collection, 1937 - 1966, PC.1197

Abstract

Anni Albers (1899-1994) is best known as a textile designer, weaver, and teacher. She was born in Berlin, Germany, as Anni Fleischmann and studied art at the Kunstgewerbe school and the Bauhaus. She married artist Josef Albers in 1925 and in 1933 they left Germany to teach at Black Mountain College in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
The Anni Albers Collection consists primarily of booklets, leaflets, and articles on the art of pictorial weaving as seen in the work of Anni Albers. Many items reflect her creative efforts at Black Mountain College, while others are of a more recent period. The collection also includes speeches concerning Black Mountain College, clippings from American and German newspapers on exhibitions by Anni Albers, biographical notes and comments on design.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Anni Albers Collection
Call Number
PC.1197
Creator
Albers, Anni
Date
1937 - 1976
Extent
32.00 items
Language
English
Repository
Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina

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    Restrictions on Access & Use

    Access Restrictions

    Available for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], PC.1197, Anni Albers Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Western Regional Archives, Asheville, NC, USA.

    bioghist

    Anni Albers (1899-1994) is best known as a textile designer, weaver, and teacher. She was born in Berlin, Germany, as Anni Fleischmann and studied art at the Kunstgewerbe school and the Bauhaus. She married artist Josef Albers in 1925 and in 1933 they left Germany to teach at Black Mountain College in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Mrs. Albers served as assistant professor of art at Black Mountain College (1933-1949) and, in 1950, she and her husband moved to Connecticut where she continued working as an artist. For more information about Anni Albers, visit her NCBHIO entry.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Albers, Anni
  2. Albers, Josef
  3. Mitchell, Thornton W.
  4. Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)
  5. Art--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century.
  6. Artists--United States--History--20th century.
  7. Textile fabrics.
  8. Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Curricula.
  9. Weaving--United States--History--20th century.
  10. Women artists--United States--History.
  11. College teachers
  12. Artists
  13. Weaving
  14. Philosophy
  15. Women artists
  16. Exhibitions
  17. Curricula (Courses of Study)
  18. Art--Study and teaching--North Carolina--History--20th century.
  19. Black Mountain (N.C.)
  20. Books.
  21. Clippings.
  22. Pamphlets.
  23. Speeches.

    24. Acquisitions Information

    April 27, 1964, speeches, leaflets, booklets, articles (reprints), newspaper clippings, 28 items. Given by Mrs. Anni Albers, New Haven, Connecticut. July 21, 1967, 2 books on weaving and designing by Mrs. Anni Albers, given by author. May 4, 1976, 2 letters received from Division of Archives and History, Archives Branch, Raleigh. During March-April, 2012, these records were moved from the State Archives building in Raleigh to the Western Regional Archives, Asheville, N.C.

    Processing Information

  24. Processed by Don Lennon, January, 1967
  25. Encoded by Ashley Yandle, March, 2007