Interaction of color

Author Josef Albers American, born Germany
1963
Not on view
The illustrations are studies composed of color-printed paper and mounted colored paper, some with cutouts. Many folders have more than one leaf of illustrations.

Several studies by prominent artists and authors, including Albers, William Bailey, Robert Engman, Janet Fish, Jay Maisel, and Mark Strand.

"Commentary" (48 p. ; 33 cm.) annotates the 80 folders of illustrations. Roman numbers on folders correspond to chapters in the main text. Issued in cloth-covered slipcase

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Object Information
  • Title: Interaction of color
  • Author: Josef Albers (American (born Germany), Bottrop 1888–1976 New Haven, Connecticut)
  • Publisher: Yale University Press (New Haven)
  • Date: 1963
  • Geography: New Haven, United States
  • Dimensions: 1 bound volume (80 p. : ill. ; 36 cm.), 1 portfolio (80 folders of col. ill. + "Commentary," 1 paperbound v. ; 36 cm.) : chiefly col. ill. ; in cloth-covered case ; Height: 14 9/16 in. (37 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Josef Albers (Copy 3)
  • Object Number: 170.1 AL1 Quarto
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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