Conrad Alfred Albrizio (American, Louisiana, New Orleans, 1894 to 1973)
Conrad Albrizio was born in New York City and trained as an architectural designer, he was an accomplished muralist, working with both paint and mosaic. In 1930 he was commissioned to paint murals in the new State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Albrizio taught art at LSU from 1935 until his retirement in 1954.
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In 1935 Conrad Albrizio joined the faculty at Louisiana State University where he taught art for over twenty years. An advocate for public art in the South, he earned numerous mural commissions including a set for the Louisiana State Capital. Albrizio embraced the modernist movement of the early and mid 20th century.
Information courtesy of Neal Auction Company, October 2008.