8 , ▁the ▁T ate ▁Modern ▁Museum ▁in ▁London ▁pa ired ▁with ▁the ▁Kunst sam mlung ▁Nord r hein - West f alen , ▁in ▁D uss eld orf ▁( G erm any ) ▁for ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁exhibition ▁and ▁book ▁of ▁Al bers ' s ▁work . ▁ ▁Al bers ▁continued ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁Europe , ▁design ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁prints , ▁and ▁lecture ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁Orange , ▁Connecticut . ▁Josef ▁Al bers , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁design ▁department ▁at ▁Y ale ▁after ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁Black ▁Mountain ▁to ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁prede ce ased ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁Al bers es ▁founded ▁the ▁Josef ▁and ▁An ni ▁Al bers ▁Foundation , ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁organization ▁they ▁hoped ▁would ▁further ▁" the ▁revel ation ▁and ▁ev ocation ▁of ▁vision ▁through ▁art ." ▁Today , ▁this ▁organization ▁not ▁only ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁office ▁Est ate ▁of ▁both ▁Josef ▁Al bers ▁and ▁An ni ▁Al bers , ▁but ▁also ▁supports ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁publications ▁focused ▁on ▁Al bers ▁works . ▁The ▁official ▁Foundation ▁building ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Beth any , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁" includes ▁a ▁central ▁research ▁and ▁arch ival ▁storage ▁center ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁Foundation ' s ▁art ▁collections , ▁library ▁and