Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, Black Mountain College, 1946. Photograph by Nancy Newhall. Jacob Lawrence, “Windows,” 1977. Silkscreen, ed. 70/300. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence. Jacob...Joseph Fiore
Joseph Fiore, “#7-54 The Gathering,” 1954. Oil on canvas. Collection of Matt Chambers and John Cram. Joseph Fiore, “Ducks on Lake Eden,” 1947. Oil on cardboard. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Janet Heling Roberts. Joseph...Ingeborg Lauterstein
Ingeborg Lauterstein, “Portrait of Sewell Sillman,” c. 1948-49. Oil on masonite. Courtesy of The Johnson Collection. Ingeborg Lauterstein (Student 1948-1949) (b.1923-d.2012) Ingeborg Lauterstein, known as Inga, was born in Vienna, Austria, and lived there during...Ruth Asawa
Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.373, Hanging Six-Lobed, Multilayered Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form), 1954. Enameled and oxidized copper wire. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Lorna Blaine Halper. Ruth Asawa (Student 1946-1949)...Josef Albers
Josef Albers, “Variant/Adobe,” 1947. Oil on blotting paper. Collection of Hedy Fischer + Randy Shull. Josef Albers, “Formula Articulation, Portfolio I, Folder 17,” 1972. 15 x 40 inches (paper) 8.5 x 17 inches (ea. image), © Harry N. Abrams, Inc. and...Anni Albers
Anni Albers, “Study for Nylon Rug from Connections,” 1959/1983. Silkscreen on paper, ed. 60/125. Courtesy of The Johnson Collection. Anni Albers (Faculty Weaving and Textile Design 1933-1949) (b.1899-d.1994) Anni Fleischman arrived at the Bauhaus in 1922, intending to...Leo Amino
Leo Amino, “Transfigured,” 1950. Resin with mixed materials. The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Leo Amino (b. 1911 Taiwan, Japan – d. 1989 New York, NY) Leo Amino immigrated to the US from Japan in 1929. Briefly in 1937, he studied wood...Yella Pessl
Unknown photographer, Yella Pessl (b. 1906 Vienna, Austria – d. 1991 Northampton, MA). Digital print from scan. Western Regional Archives, State Archives of NC. Yella Pessl (b. 1906 Vienna, Austria – d. 1991 Northampton, MA) Austrian-born American...Quentin Kyles Miller
Quentin Kyles Miller (b. 1925 Asheville, NC – d. 1992 Asheville, NC) Application to BMC, 1947. Digital print from archival scan. Western Regional Archives, State Archives of NC. Quentin Kyles Miller (b. 1925 Asheville, NC – d. 1992 Asheville, NC) Quentin...Kirill Chenkin
Unknown photographer, Kirill Chenkin (b. 1916 Petrograd, Russia – d. 2008 Munich, Germany). Digital print from scan. Western Regional Archives, State Archives of NC. Kirill Chenkin (b. 1916 Petrograd, Russia – d. 2008 Munich, Germany) Kirill Chenkin (Khenkin) would...Shōji Hamada
Shōji Hamada, “Bowl,” ca. 1952. Glazed stoneware. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Betty Kuhn. Shōji Hamada (b. 1894 Tokyo, Japan – d. 1978 Mashiko, Japan) Japanese potter Shōji Hamada played a pivotal role in the establishment...Jean Varda
Jean Varda, “Veiled Figures.” Fabric, textile, and mixed media collage on board. The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Jean Varda (b. 1893 Smyrna, Turkey – d. 1971 Mexico City, Mexico) Jean Varda was a charismatic painter, collage and mosaic...Xanti Schawinsky
Helen M. Post, “Xanti Schawinsky’s Spectodrama,” 1936-1937. Collection of Michael Reid. Xanti Schawinsky (b. 1904 Basel, Switzerland – d. 1979 Locarno, Switzerland) Alexander (Xanti) Schawinsky was born to Jewish parents in Switzerland. He was...Ati Gropius Forberg Johansen
Ati Gropius Johansen, “Untitled (Gondolier Boats).” Ink on pulp paper. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Ati Gropius Forberg Johansen (Student 1943-1946) (b.1926-d.2014) Ati Gropius Forberg Johansen was an educator,...Harrison Begay
Unknown photographer, “Harrison Begay sketching at Black Mountain College,” ca. 1940. Digital print from archival scan. Western Regional Archive, State Archives of NC. Harrison Begay (b. 1917 Whitecone, Arizona – d. 2012 Gilbert, Arizona) Harrison...Marguerite Wildenhain
Marguerite Wildenhain, “Untitled Tile.” Glazed stoneware. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Private Donor. Marguerite Wildenhain (b. 1896 Lyon, France; d. 1985 Guerneville, CA) Marguerite Wildenhain was a ceramic artist born in...Sōetsu Yanagi
William Watson, “Fall 1952 Pottery Seminar: Shōji Hamada (b. 1894 Tokyo, Japan – d. 1978 Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan), Bernard Leach (b. 1887 British Hong Kong – d. 1979 St. Ives, UK), Sōetsu Yanagi (b. 1889 Tokyo, Japan – d. 1961 Tokyo, Japan) and...Robert Bliss
Robert Bliss, “Lady Murasaki’s Fan Chair,” 1993. Teak, suede. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Robert Bliss (b. 1921 Seattle, WA – d. 2018 Salt Late City) Robert Bliss studied architecture at BMC with Lawrence...R. Buckminster Fuller
Hazel Larsen Archer, Buckminster Fuller in His Dome, Summer 1949. Hazel Larsen Archer, Buckminster Fuller at Black Mountain College, ca. 1948-1949. Estate of Hazel Larsen Archer. R. Buckminster Fuller (b. 1895 Milton, MA – d. 1983, Los Angeles, CA) R. (Richard)...
