[1] Albright began as a landscape painter but moved to strongly foregrounding individuals in most of his paintings.
Themes portrayed by the man called the James Whitcomb Riley of the brush include country children at quiet play, at rest, and walking.
Ivan was commissioned by MGM to create the portrait from the film, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
In 1981, the building was acquired by the city and after extensive renovations, it was converted into the Albright Studio museum by the Warrenville Historical Society.
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.