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As an elderly man, Albright decided to sell his paintings on monthly installments to be paid as long as he lived, so that he would have an insured retirement income. Many people thought they would get his paintings at a very low price since he was already an old man, but his longevity served him
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In 1924, Albright acquired a vacant church building on Second Street in Warrenville. He and his two sons operated the Albright Gallery of Painting and Sculpture. In 1981, the building was acquired by the city and after extensive renovations, it was converted into the
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during the nineteenth century. Albright began as a landscape painter but moved to strongly foregrounding individuals in most of his paintings. A particular interest for his paintings was children. He painted in
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In the early part of the twentieth century, Albright was an established Chicago-area artist, commanding $ 1,500 for a canvas and often serving on the jury for the annual Chicago and vicinity exhibition at the
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of the brush include country children at quiet play, at rest, and walking. Many country scenes were from the town of Warrenville and then-rural areas of what is now Chicago.
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Albright later married Clara Wilson Albright, and they had three sons, including twins Malvin, who became a sculptor, and
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tones and visible brush-strokes, creating realistic paintings that approached
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Kuh, Katharine (Apr–May 1946). "A Golden Anniversary for Chicago Art".
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Adam Emory Albright, 1862-1957 - Lawrence J. Cantor and Company
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well. He died at age 95 at his home in Warrenville.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
Warrenville
Illinois
Painting
Landscape art
Ivan
painter
landscapes
Monroe, Wisconsin
Warrenville
Chicago
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
Art Institute of Chicago
Thomas Eakins
Europe
oils
pastel
Impressionism
James Whitcomb Riley
Chicago Art Institute
Ivan
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Albright Studio museum
Albany, N.Y.

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