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The photos below were taken of Albert Wein in Febrauary 1949 by John Phillips, a photographer for LIFE magazine. They are of his studio in Rome where he was studying with the American Academy. Google posted these photos in November 2008 from the magazine's legendary archives. At the bottom is an article on the Academy that appeared in the December 1957 edition of LIFE.
Wein, holding Prometheus, with Phryne Before the Judges and a painting by his mother, Esla Wein.
Wein in his studio with Phryne Before the Judges and Large Prometheus in the foreground.
Wein with Phryne.
Wein with model working on Demeter
Wein with model working on Demeter
Wein with model working on Demeter
Wein with model working on Demeter
Wein with Demeter.

Europa and the Bull
 Phryne Before the Judges
Demeter
 Large Prometheus
Dec 1957 LIFE magazine article on the American Academy in Rome