Anni Albers: A Life, Nicholas Fox Weber

Anni Albers: A Life is the first major biography of one of the twentieth century’s most influential textile artists, tracing the life of the pioneering weaver who redefined textiles as a modern art form. Drawing on decades of personal conversations and extensive archival research, Nicholas Fox Weber follows Albers from the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College to her later years, revealing the curiosity, wit, and intellectual independence that shaped both her life and her work.

Rich in historical detail and personal insight, the book explores Albers’s creative relationships with some of the leading figures of modernism while illuminating her singular contribution to weaving, printmaking, and design. Both an intimate portrait and a compelling cultural history, it celebrates an artist whose legacy continues to transform the way we think about craft, abstraction, and material culture.

About the Author

Nicholas Fox Weber is a cultural historian, curator, and acclaimed biographer specialising in twentieth-century art and design. As Executive Director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, he has spent decades researching the lives and work of the Alberses, bringing exceptional depth and insight to this definitive account of one of modernism’s most innovative artists.

Publication date: 12 May 2026
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages: 408
ISBN: 9780300269376
Size: 16.5 × 24.1 cm