▁Al bers ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁text ile ▁designer ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Al bers ' s ▁design ▁exhibition ▁at ▁Mo MA ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁and ▁then ▁tou red ▁the ▁US ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁establish ing ▁her ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁design ers ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁During ▁these ▁years , ▁she ▁also ▁made ▁many ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Mexico ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁av id ▁collect or ▁of ▁pre - Col umb ian ▁art work . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁Black ▁Mountain ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Al bers ▁moved ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁studio ▁in ▁her ▁home . ▁After ▁being ▁commission ed ▁by ▁G rop ius ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁bed sp read s ▁and ▁other ▁text iles ▁for ▁Harvard , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁Mo MA ▁exhibition , ▁Al bers ▁spent ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁working ▁on ▁mass - produ cible ▁fabric ▁patterns , ▁creating ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁her ▁" p ict orial " ▁we av ings , ▁and ▁publishing ▁a ▁half - do zen ▁articles ▁and ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁her ▁writ ings , ▁On ▁Design ing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁C raft mans hip ▁Medal ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁while