Anni Albers

MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Anni Albers was born this day in 1899. Trained at the Bauhaus in Germany, Albers was appointed acting director of the weaving workshop following her graduation and went on to become one of the leading textile artists of the twentieth century during her nearly seventy–five–year career. Throughout her life, Albers introduced unconventional materials—raffia, corn, grass, and even cellophane— into her compositions, helping to advance weaving as an artistic form. Learn more via The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.http://bit.ly/1e9D6ln

[Anni Albers. "Design for Smyrna Rug." 1925. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2015 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]