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Small-great objects : Anni and Josef Albers in the Americas

By: Reynolds-Kaye, JenniferContributor(s): Coe, Michael D. [Role: writer of supplementary textual content] | Yale UniversityLanguage: English Publication details: New Haven, CT Yale University Art Gallery 2017 ISBN: 0300232527Subject(s): Albers, Anni--Art collections--Exhibitions | Albers, Josef--Art collections--Exhibitions | Josef and Anni Albers Foundation | Peabody Museum of Natural History | Art--Collectors and collecting--Exhibitions | Art--Private collections--Connecticut--New Haven--Exhibitions | Indian art--Central America--Exhibitions | Indian art--Mexico--Exhibitions | Indian sculpture--Central America--Exhibitions | Indian sculpture--Mexico--ExhibitionsOnline resources: [A&AePortal (Yale University Press)]
Contents:
The ancient American world of Anni and Josef Albers / Michael D. Coe -- Making Mesoamerica modern : Anni and Josef Albers as collectors of ancient American art / Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye -- Selected objects.
Summary: Includes bibliographical references.Summary: ""Small-great objects presents a remarkable look into the art-collecting practices of two of modern art's most widely influential figures, Anni (1899-1994) and Josef (1888-1976) Albers. Their impressive collection of over 1,400 objects from Latin America, namely Mexico and Peru, represents a conscious endeavor that goes well beyond that of a casual hobby, displaying a deep appreciation for the art, textiles, and overall ingenuity of the ancient American world. This insightful book draws on primary-source materials such as the couple's letters, personal papers, and archival photographs-many never before published-and demonstrates their conviction that these Prehispanic objects displayed a formal sophistication and bold abstraction that defy the prevalent conception of the works as 'primitive.' Moreover, it shows how the Alberses spread their appreciation of the ancient world to others, through their teachings, their writings, and their own art practices""--Publisher's description.Summary: 2021"
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The ancient American world of Anni and Josef Albers / Michael D. Coe -- Making Mesoamerica modern : Anni and Josef Albers as collectors of ancient American art / Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye -- Selected objects.

Includes bibliographical references.

""Small-great objects presents a remarkable look into the art-collecting practices of two of modern art's most widely influential figures, Anni (1899-1994) and Josef (1888-1976) Albers. Their impressive collection of over 1,400 objects from Latin America, namely Mexico and Peru, represents a conscious endeavor that goes well beyond that of a casual hobby, displaying a deep appreciation for the art, textiles, and overall ingenuity of the ancient American world. This insightful book draws on primary-source materials such as the couple's letters, personal papers, and archival photographs-many never before published-and demonstrates their conviction that these Prehispanic objects displayed a formal sophistication and bold abstraction that defy the prevalent conception of the works as 'primitive.' Moreover, it shows how the Alberses spread their appreciation of the ancient world to others, through their teachings, their writings, and their own art practices""--Publisher's description.

2021"

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