The following is based on information provided by the artist's granddaughter, Rebecca Krehbiel Ryan and her husband Donald Ryan, who have a web site for the artist: www.krehbielart.com

A painter, muralist, and teacher, Albert Krehbiel was highly regarded during his lifetime but after his death until recently, his reputation lapsed into near obscurity because he never sold his paintings and stored most of them in his barn/studio in Park Ridge, Illinois. However, family members have resurrected the distinction and admiration held for him during his lifetime. He was an instructor for thirty-nine years at the Art Institute of Chicago, a Professor at the Armour Institute beginning 1913 until shortly before his death,...