Accolades
In addition to winning the 1947 Prix de Rome, Wein won every major award given at the National Academy and the National
Sculpture Society. In the mid-1950's he was awarded the Tiffany Foundation Fellowship and in the 1980's, as a fully matured
artist, he was awarded the Rockefeller Foundation grant in Italy.
In the 1980s he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant for study in Bellagio, Italy. During his illustrious career he won every award that a sculptor could win. Few artists have experimented
and been able to marry both the Classicism and Modernism so wonderfully.
His notable and varied exhibition history including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney, support the recognition
of his unique ability to master the human form in any material, whether it be bronze, wood, or terracotta.
He left behind a legacy of spectacular works that have universal appeal because of his unique ability to forge a union between centuries of artistic style. Gordon Friedlander - friend and former 21st president
of the National sculpture society stated eloquently: "Albert's work will live on and will endure. These sculptures have already passed the test of time - the true measure of the worth of all creative people."