1957–1977

Awards and Honorary Degrees

This series includes correspondence, awards, photographs, writings, speeches, publicity, and medals from the universities, colleges, and professional organizations that bestowed awards and honorary degrees upon Josef Albers. Of particular importance to Josef Albers was the 1959 Ford Foundation Fellowship that made much of his work on Interaction of Color possible; the 1958 Conrad von Soest Prize; the Graham Foundation 1962 grant as co-recipient with Paul Rudolph for a sculpture commission for Yale Art and Architecture building, resulting in the sculpture Repeat and Reverse; the 1962 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Yale University; the American Institute of Architects 1974 Fine Arts Medal Nomination; and various awards from the city of Bottrop.

Description

Folder

- American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1973 Fellowship
  Dates
  1973
  Box
  60
  Folder
  1
- American Institute of Architects, 1969 Collaborative Achievement in Architecture Medal consideration for St. Patrick’s Church, Oklahoma City, OK
  Dates
  1969
  Box
  60
  Folder
  2
- American Institute of Architects, 1972 Collaborative
  Achievement in Architecure Medal for Rochester Institute
  of Technology
  Dates
  1972–1973
  Box
  60
  Folder
  3
- American Institute of Architects, 1975 Fine Arts Medal
  Dates
  1969–1975
  Box
  60
  Folder
  4–6
- American Institute of Graphic Art, 1964 Honorary Member
  Dates
  1964
  Box
  60
  Folder
  7
- Stadt Bottrop, Plakette der Stadt Bottrop
  Dates
  1963
  Box
  60
  Folder
  8
- Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1977 Life Member
  Dates
  1977
  Box
  60
  Folder
  9
- California College of Arts and Crafts, 1964 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1964
  Box
  60
  Folder
  10
- Carborundum Company, 1970 Carborundum Sculpture Award
  Dates
  1971
  Box
  60
  Folder
  11
- Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, 1967 Carnegie Institute Award for Painting
  Dates
  1967
  Box
  60
  Folder
  12
- College Art Association of America, 1973 Distinguished Teaching
  of Art Award
  Dates
  1973
  Box
  60
  Folder
  13
- Town of Fairfield, CT 1976 Artist of the Year Award
  Dates
  1976
  Box
  60
  Folder
  14
- Ford Foundation, 1959 Fellowship
  Dates
  1958–1959
  Box
  61
  Folder
  1
- Federal Republic of Germany, 1957 Cross of the Order of Merit
  Dates
  1957
  Box
  61
  Folder
  2
- Federal Republic of Germany, 1968 Cross of the Order of Merit
  Dates
  1968
  Box
  61
  Folder
  3
- Graham Foundation, 1962 grant and co-recipient with Paul
  Rudolph for sculpture commission for Yale Art and Architecture
  building Repeat and Reverse
  Dates
  1962–1964
  Box
  61
  Folder
  4
- Kaufman International Design Award, 1961 candidate
  Dates
  1971
  Box
  61
  Folder
  5
- Kenyon College, 1969 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1969
  Box
  61
  Folder
  6
- Maryland Institute, 1972 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1972
  Box
  61
  Folder
  7
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970 Fellow for Life
  Dates
  1970
  Box
  61
  Folder
  8
- Minneapolis School of Art, 1969 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1969
  Box
  61
  Folder
  9
- National Association of Schools of Art, 1971 Citation
  Dates
  1971
  Box
  61
  Folder
  10
- National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1968 Membership
  Dates
  1968
  Box
  61
  Folder
  11
- National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1974 Nomination for the
  Gold Medal for Graphic Art
  Dates
  1974
  Box
  61
  Folder
  12
- Nordrhein Westfälen, 1968 Grossern Kunstpreis
  Dates
  1968
  Box
  61
  Folder
  13
- Norwegian International Print Biennale, 1972 Gold Medal
  Dates
  1972
  Box
  61
  Folder
  14
- Oklahoma City Arts Council, 1970 Design Excellence Award
  Dates
  1970
  Box
  61
  Folder
  15
- Philadelphia College of Art, 1976 Honorary Degree of Doctor of
  Fine Arts
  Dates
  1976
  Box
  61
  Folder
  16
- Philadelphia Museum College of Art, 1962 Citation
  Dates
  1962
  Box
  61
  Folder
  17
- Pratt Institute, 1975 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1975
  Box
  61
  Folder
  18
- Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Benjamin Franklin
  Fellow
  Dates
  1970
  Box
  61
  Folder
  19
- Ruhr Universität Bochum, 1967 Honorary Degree
  Dates
  1967
  Box
  62
  Folder
  1
- Skowhegan Medal for Graphics
  Dates
  1971
  Box
  62
  Folder
  2
- Tercera Bienal del Grabado, 1968 Premio de Honor
  Dates
  1968
  Box
  62
  Folder
  3
- Mark Twain Journal, 1972 Knight of Mark Twain
  Dates
  1972
  Box
  62
  Folder
  4
- University of Bridgeport, 1966 Honorary Degree of Doctor
  of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1966
  Box
  62
  Folder
  5–6
- University of Hartford, 1958 Honorary Degree of Doctor of
  Fine Arts
  Dates
  1958
  Box
  62
  Folder
  7
- University of Illinois, 1969 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
  [see Box OS23]
  Dates
  1969
  Box
  62
  Folder
  8
- University of Illinois, 1972 Alumni Association Life Member
  Dates
  1972
  Box
  62
  Folder
  9
- University of North Carolina, 1967 Honorary Degree of Doctor
  of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1967
  Box
  62
  Folder
  10
- Washington University, 1971 Honorary Degree of Doctor of
  Fine Arts
  Dates
  1970–1971
  Box
  62
  Folder
  11
- Conrad von Soest Prize
  Dates
  1958
  Box
  62
  Folder
  12–13
- Yale University, 1967 Saybrook College Fellow Emeritus
  Dates
  1967
  Box
  62
  Folder
  14
- Yale University, 1962 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
  Dates
  1962
  Box
  62
  Folder
  15