Humbert Albrizio Works

Humbert Albrizio (1901-1970) was an American sculptor. He worked in an architectural sculptor's studio and served as professor of sculpture at Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State) for over 25 years. Albrizio was born in 1901, in New York City, the son of Italian immigrants. His father, Alfonso Albrizio, was an architect. 

In 1918, Albrizio entered the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (now Van Alen Institute). He graduated in 1927. From 1930 to 1931, Humbert Albrizio was a student of the New School for Social Research (now the New School).

From 1942 to 1967 Humbert Albrizio served as professor of sculpture at Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State). During this period, he exhibited his works at the Walker Art Center, the Joslyn Art Museum, the Worcester Art Museum, the Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa (UNI)), the University of Wisconsin, the Springfield Art Museum, Montclair State College (now Montclair State University (MSU)), Colby College, the Denver Art Museum, Arizona State College (now Arizona State University), the Des Moines Art Center, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, and the Huntington Museum of Art.

In addition, he presented his works at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA), and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Humbert Albrizio was a sculptor, who was known for his abstract sculpture. Besides, his works were presented at various exhibitions, museums, art galleries and institutions.