Designed by Anni Albers (American, born Germany, 1899–1994)
Woven by Gunta Stölzl (German, 1897–1983)
Originally produced by the Bauhaus Weaving Workshop (Germany, 1919–1933)
Black-White-Red
INV-8898
Designed by Anni Albers (American, born Germany, 1899–1994)
Woven by Gunta Stölzl (German, 1897–1983)
Originally produced by the Bauhaus Weaving Workshop (Germany, 1919–1933)Designed 1926/27, woven 1965
Modernismbauhaustextileweaving
Date
Designed 1926/27, woven 1965
Medium
Silk and cotton, plain weave double cloth of paired warps and wefts
Dimensions
179.4 × 122.2 cm (70 5/8 × 48 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Julian Armstrong, Jr.
In 1919 textile designer Anni Albers began her career in the renowned weaving workshop at the Bauhaus art school, where students were taught techniques geared toward industrial design and mass production. Alber's work reflects her interest in modernist abstraction inspired by theories of mathematical repetition. For this fabric, she created a triple weave that layers black threads over cream and red, producing a vibrating grid of lines, blocks, and striped units, with no identical rows.
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