Jewish Museum Milwaukee

From the Bauhaus to MoMA, German-Jewish artist Anni Albers revolutionized textile art. While enrolled at the Bauhaus in Weimar, she turned to weaving after gender bias initially barred her from pursuing other disciplines. When the N***s condemned modern art as "degenerate," the Bauhaus closed, and Albers and her husband, fellow artist Josef Albers, were forced to flee Germany.

The pair rebuilt their lives in the United States, where Anni taught, continued her textile practice, and emerged as a pioneering modernist. In 1949, she became the first textile artist to receive a solo exhibition at MoMA.

You can see Anni's portrait featured in 48 Jews: Layers of Identity. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/zMB2uAg

"Woven Blues (Anni Albers)" 2025. by Jac Lahav. Oil on Canvas. 48 Jews series.