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Albert J Friscia

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Nationality
  
USA

Known for
  
sculpture


Name
  
Albert Friscia

Role
  
Artist

Born
  
July 22, 1911 (
1911-07-22
)

Died
  
September 2, 1989, Rome, Italy

Education
  
National Academy Museum and School

Albert J. Friscia (July 22, 1911 – September 2, 1989), was an Italian American sculptor. Initially interested in painting, Friscia studied art at the National Academy of Design in New York in the Black Mountain College with Josef Albers, and in Paris with André Masson, then became Kinetic Artist.

Important works

In the United States and in Italy he was commissioned with a number of important works of architectural sculpture, such as:

  • The massive bronze doors of Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago;
  • The altar in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
  • References

    Albert J. Friscia Wikipedia