Several landed at Black Mountain, most prominently Josef Albers, who was chosen to lead the art program, and his wife, Anni, who
taught textile design and weaving.
She worked in New York City as a stylist of home furnishing fabrics,
taught textile design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science and worked as an exhibition curator while at the college.
Not exact matches
Josef Albers's courses in color,
design, drawing and painting, and Anni Albers's weaving and
textile design classes, which adapted Bauhaus
teaching to general education, have had a lasting influence on art education.
Self -
taught, she used drawing as a starting point for her own
designs, which were applied to
textiles and used as the surface patterns for furniture.
After moving to the UK, she pursued an education in
textile design and spent several years as a
textile designer and illustrator, as well as
teaching in schools, adult education and the Prison Service.
As an artist and
textile design tutor practicing and
teaching in post-war Europe, this first section demonstrates Paolozzi's willingness to reject established artistic practices, expanding the traditional boundaries of art into the realm of popular culture.
Barbara Sussberg is a self -
taught artist who began her career in
textile design.
Josef Albers
taught design, drawing, and painting, and Anni
taught weaving and
textile design.