Albright, << AWL bryt, >> Ivan (1897-1983), was an American painter with a style and method unlike those of other artists of his time. His main theme was the deterioration of human beings with age. Albright painted the effects of time on the individual in almost microscopic detail. One of his most popular and successful works is That which I should have done I did not do (1931-1944). The painting shows a wrinkled hand closing an ancient door decorated with a wreath and a faded rose. Albright also painted The Picture of Dorian Gray (1943-1944) for the motion picture of the same name.
Albright was born on Feb. 20, 1897, in Chicago. During World War I (1914-1918), he did medical illustrations related to his later interests in art. Albright died on Nov. 18, 1983.
