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Book, Plate V-III-2, Interaction of Color
This is a Book. It was written by Josef Albers and designed by Josef Albers and published by Yale University Press.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
In this color exercise, Albers demonstrates the phenomenon of after-image, more specifically, reversed after- image. After staring at the image on the left for thirty seconds and shifting your gaze to the center of the white square, the diamond shapes are seen in yellow rather than the expected after-image complement, blue.
It is credited Smithsonian Libraries, ND1489.A33.
- Book, Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colors)
- engraving on paper.
- Gift of Bern Dibner, Smithsonian LIbraries, QC495 .G59 1810 .
- 92.2016.13
- Bookplate, Interaction of Color
- offset lithograph on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, ND1489 .A33.
- 92.2016.48
- Print, Palatial, Homage to the Square, Soft Edge – Hard Edge
- screenprint on white paper.
- Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York.
- 1973-39-108
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Sample, Circles
- linen.
- Gift of Alexander H. Girard.
- 1969-165-1293
- Print, Emeraude, Homage to the Square, Soft Edge – Hard Edge
- screenprint on white paper.
- Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York.
- 1973-39-112
Its dimensions are
H x W (open): 50.5 × 33 cm (19 7/8 in. × 13 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
