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Josef Albers papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 32
Overview: The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, printed material, and family memorabilia, which document the personal life and professional career of Josef Albers. The papers contain some material relating to the Bauhaus school but the bulk of the material dates from Albers's arrival in the United States. The largest part of the papers is composed of published material by or about Albers or which contain reproductions of his work.
Dates: 1899-1973

Thomas Wilfred papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1375
Overview: The papers consist of correspondence, drawings, photographs, printed material, clippings, and miscellanea documenting the professional career of Thomas Wilfred, inventor of the clavilux and a prominent artist and developer of lumia, an artform which utilizes light as the medium of expression. Additional materials detail Wilfred's musical career as a lute player. The development of lumia within the field of kinetic art and the prominent role of Thomas Wilfred in this development, as an inventor,...
Dates: 1914-1993, bulk 1914-1968