“In 1923, when I had been a student at the 'Bauhaus' in Weimar…. Gropius [the director of Bauhaus] asked me to teach the basic course 'Werklehhre'. He wanted me to introduce newcomers to the principles of handicrafts. He knew that I came from that background and had appropriate practice and knowledge.”

—  Josef Albers

Source: Homage to the square' (1964), A conversation with Josef Albers' (1970), p. 459

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German-American artist and educator 1888–1976

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