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Josef Albers : to open eyes : the Bauhaus, Black Mountain College, and Yale / Frederick A. Horowitz and Brenda Danilowitz

This biography explores the forty-year teaching career of Josef Albers, tracing his progression from the Bauhaus to Black Mountain College and Yale University while examining his innovative pedagogical influence on art and design education.

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