Folder 22
1972
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color screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 38.1 × 101.6 cm (15 × 40 in.) sheet (folded): 38.1 × 50.8 cm (15 × 20 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. Norman Ives)
Accession Number
2015.19.2850.22
Art Historical Context
Josef Albers' *Folder 22* (1972) is a captivating color screenprint from the artist's late career, exemplifying his lifelong fascination with color perception and interaction. Born in Germany and a key figure at the Bauhaus before emigrating to the U.S., Albers taught at Black Mountain College and Yale, influencing generations through his rigorous experiments in visual theory. This work, part of a portfolio (CG-W classification), arrives folded to a compact 38.1 × 50.8 cm, unfolding to a generous 38.1 × 101.6 cm sheet—inviting viewers to engage physically with its expansive format. Printed on...
About the Artist
Josef Albers
Josef Albers, born on March 19, 1888, in Bottrop, Westphalia, into a Roman Catholic family of craftsmen, received early practical training from his father, Lorenzo Albers, a housepainter and carpenter, mastering skills in engraving glass, plumbing, wiring, and printmaking. After working as a schoolteacher in Bottrop from 1908 to 1913, he trained as an art teacher at the Königliche Kunstschule in B...