Albert J. Friscia

Albert J. Friscia, 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 a Kinetic artist.

Important works

In the United States and in Italy, he received commissions for a number of works of architectural sculpture, including:

The massive bronze doors of Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago;
A contribution to the altar in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome