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A black and white photograph of paintings made of stacked sheets of glass.

The black and white photographs shows a central grouping of glass paintings. The paintings are in various shapes, squares, rounds, half-moons, triangles and long tapering shapes with uneven edges. The surfaces of most of the objects are covered with a small grid pattern.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR49.37.C
People
Josef Albers, American (Bottrop, Germany 1888 - 1976 New Haven, Conn.)
Title
Photographs of three glass paintings
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, documentary
Date
20th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/225720

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
14 × 12.4 cm (5 1/2 × 4 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Josef Albers
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
BR49.37.C
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1520 Art in Germany Between the Wars (Interwar and Bauhaus), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/11/2019 - 06/03/2021

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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