Object Details
Artist
Josef Albers, American, b. Bottrop, Germany, 1888–1976
Provenance
Unknown source, Krefeld, Germany (via Galerie Denise René, Paris, 5 October 1967)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 5 October 1967-1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Exhibition History
SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY, New York. "Paintings by Josef Albers," 5-31 October 1970.
ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY, Ireland. "ROSC '71: An International Art Exhibition," 24 October-29 December 1971, no. 3, ill. p. 23.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 197, no. 866, pp. 568-569.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Golden Door: Artist-Immigrants of America, 1876-1976," 20 May-20 October 1976, no. 125, ill. p. 277.
WALKER ARTS CENTER, Minneapolis. "Vice President's House," 15 December 1977-15 March 1978.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 27 September 1979-23 March 1980, no cat.
LINGOTTO, Turin, Italy. "Arte Americana 1930-1970," 11 January-31 March 1992, p. 116.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration," 13 February-11 April 2010, no cat.
FUNDACION JUAN MARCH, Madrid. "Josef Albers: Minimal Means, Maximum Effect," 28 March-6 July 2014, no. 94, color ill. p. 150.
Published References
LERNER, ABRAM et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), no. 866, pp. 568-569.
PIPER, DAVID, ed. Encyclopedia of Painting and Sculpture (London: Mitchell Beazley, 1979).
American Education Commemorative Postage Stamp, unveiled 28 April 1980, issued 12 September 1980.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS. Aviso (Monthly Dispatch), no. 9 (September 1980), p. 1.
HUMAN SERVICES DEVELOPMENT. Human Services Development Catalog (Boston: Human Services Development, 1981), cover ill.
THE URBAN INSTITUTE, Washington, DC. 1982 Annual Report.
BRITSCH, RALPH A. and TODD A. BRITSCH. The Arts in Western Culture (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985), fig. 16-32, p. 421.
WESTVACO PEOPLE. Excellence: An American Treasury (Westvaco Corporation, 1988), frontispiece II, pp. 251-252.
UNSIGNED. "Where & When," The Washingtonian (December 1990), p. 47.
BURCHARD, HANK. "Now Everyone's a Critic," Washington Post Weekend (14 December 1990), p. 55.
WELZENBACH, MICHAEL. "How to be an Art Critic," Washington Post (13 January 1991).
WHEELER, DANIEL. Art Since Mid-Century: 1945 to the Present (New York: Vendome Press, 1991), fig. 423, p. 230.
KILIAN, MICHAEL. "Advance and Retreat," Chicago Tribune (10 January 1991), p. 12, sec. 5.
HOBBS, JACK and RICHARD SALOME. The Visual Experience (Worcester, Massachusetts: Davis Publications Inc., 1995), figs. 1-6, 2-16; pp. 7, 17, 301.
RAGANS, ROSALIND. Arttalk 3rd ed. (New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2000).
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 133, p. 147.
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Date
1966
Accession Number
72.3
Type
Painting
Medium
Acrylic on fiberboard
Dimensions
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
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Data Source
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Record ID
hmsg_72.3