Howard Albert
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Howard Albert was a printmaker, musician
, and composer
. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago
in the late 1930s. He also studied printmaking with Stanley William Hayter
at Atelier 17 in New York. Hayter's studio was a workshop for other artists such as Picasso and Miro
.
In the 1930-40s, Albert worked for a radio station in Chicago
.
Albert founded a printmaking organization called the Pauper's Press where he taught during the 1960s-70s. He was a master of engraving
, etching
, and woodblock printing
. His subjects often included figures, abstraction, typography, and eroticism.
In the 80's, he moved to Berkeley, California
. Albert died in Berkley in 2004.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
in the late 1930s. He also studied printmaking with Stanley William Hayter
Stanley William Hayter
Stanley William Hayter , CBE was a British painter and printmaker associated in the 1930s with Surrealism and from 1940 onward with Abstract Expressionism. Regarded as one of the most significant printmakers of the 20th century, in 1927 Hayter founded the legendary Atelier 17 studio in Paris...
at Atelier 17 in New York. Hayter's studio was a workshop for other artists such as Picasso and Miro
Miro
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.
In the 1930-40s, Albert worked for a radio station in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Albert founded a printmaking organization called the Pauper's Press where he taught during the 1960s-70s. He was a master of engraving
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, etching
Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal...
, and woodblock printing
Woodblock printing
Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper....
. His subjects often included figures, abstraction, typography, and eroticism.
In the 80's, he moved to Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. Albert died in Berkley in 2004.