Master Class: Josef Albers and His Students

There is nothing like the relationship of teacher and student, a bond that becomes all the more enduring when the student rises to become a notable artist in his or her own right. In the first of a multi-part series devoted to the great artists whose students in turn became stars, timed to coincide with the opening of the first classes at the new Manes Center, this exhibition brings together the Museum's own Formulation: Articulation portfolio by Josef Albers with notable works by some of his students from Black Mountain College and Yale University. The stunning roll call of Albers' students includes Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra (whose masterwork Plumb Line is a highlight of the sculpture collection), Robert Mangold, Peter Halley, Sol LeWitt, and Neil Welliver.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.