Palmer Museum presents exhibition in connection with Bauhaus centenary
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is presenting an exhibition in celebration of the centenary of the Bauhaus, the influential school founded in Weimar, Germany, that unified fine arts, design, and architecture in its curriculum. The Palmer joins organizations worldwide in marking the 100-year anniversary with its opening of exhibition Bauhaus Transfers: Albers/Rauschenberg and a variety of related programming throughout the fall season. Artist Josef Albers (1888–1976), a student and then instructor at the Bauhaus, fled Nazi Germany for the United States after the school was forced to close in 1933. Albers took a post as head of Black Mountain College, a new art school in North Carolina, and became a formative educator for many artists. Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008) first attended the school in 1948–49 and considered Albers “the most important teacher” he ever had. This exhibition pairs Albers