Camino Real

1967
(American, 1899–1994)
(American)
(American)
Image: 40.6 x 38.1 cm (16 x 15 in.); Sheet: 59.7 x 55.9 cm (23 1/2 x 22 in.)
© The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Weber and Danilovitz 12
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: not on view

Download, Print and Share

Did You Know?

Anni Albers originally worked in textiles because the weaving workshop was the only one at the Bauhaus that accepted women.

Description

Anni Albers is known for her work in the textile workshops at the Bauhaus, an influential German design school during the early 20th century, and Black Mountain College, where she relocated after the onset of World War II. During the early 1960s, Albers turned to printmaking and worked extensively in the medium over the next two decades. This print was created during that period and, like many others, was inspired by Albers’ work in textiles—here, a tapestry that she designed for the Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City. Its bold colors and simple design aligned with Albers’ broader goal to make nonrepresentational art appeal to a broad and varied audience.
Camino Real

Camino Real

1967

Anni Albers, George Lawther, Sirocco Screenprints

(American, 1899–1994), (American), (American)
America

Visually Similar Artworks

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.