Josef Albers letters to J. B. Neumann
name: label: Creator
content: Albers, Josef
label: Names
content: Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Connecticut -- New Haven
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Germany
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- North Carolina
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- North Carolina
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Connecticut
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1966 by the Brooklyn Museum, Department of Prints.
creator: label: Creator
content: Albers, Josef
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Josef Albers (1888-1976) was a German-born painter, printmaker, and educator who advocated a disciplined approach to composition, form, and color. He immigrated to the United States in 1933 and taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. In 1949 he moved to New Haven, Connecticut to teach at Yale University and serve as Chairman of the art department.  

J. B. (Jsrael Ber) Neumann (1887-1961) was an Austrian-born gallery director, art dealer, and publisher. Neumann had art galleries in Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf, and Bremen, Germany. In 1923 he immigrated to the United States and founded the New Art Circle Gallery in New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (41 items on partial microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1947
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.albejose2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm roll 911 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the Brooklyn Museum, Department of Prints.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilm collection of the Josef Albers letters to J. B. Neumann contains 40 letters, primarily in German, written to J. B. Neumann by Josef Albers. Also included is an article on Albers written by Alexander Dorner.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Josef Albers papers, 1929-1970; the oral history interview with Josef Albers, 1968 June 22-July 5; and the J. B. Neumann papers, 1905-1967. Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives holds the Josef Albers Papers (MS 32). The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library holds the Josef Albers Papers, 1933-1961.