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 City 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; A contribution to the altar in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

Albert J. Friscia

See also

Abstract art

Kinetic art

Op art

Bibliography

Albert Friscia of Mantura Bruno – De Luca Editori d’Arte – 2008 – Rome, Italy (in Italian)

Albert J. Friscia

1911 births

1989 deaths

20th-century American sculptors

20th-century American male artists

American male sculptors

Albert J. Friscia