Albert Wilfred Barbelle

Albert Wilfred Barbelle (1887–1957) was an American artist known well for his work in advertising, particularly cover art for sheet music of Tin Pan Alley.

Early life Albert Wilfred Barbelle was born on February 15, 1887, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Wilfred and Marie Barbelle. He was of French Canadian and American descent. Barbelle was one of five children.

Career From 1912, Barbelle's covers started to be published, and he became a commercial artist and designer for the publishing house, Waterson, Berlin & Snyder. By the 1920s, Barbelle became a studio artist.

His works were very versatile as they included various subjects and styles. While Barbelle's works included enhancing photographic subjects, fantasy creations, and silhouettes, his main subjects were women. Barbelle was very conscious of style, fashion, and color; he kept his works contemporary as possible, and he used more subtle color than his colleagues. Although he used subtle colors, he used the colors to highlight an element in a picture.

Today, many libraries, including the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, hold sheet music with his designs.

The Staten Island Museum holds an oil on canvas entitled A Corner of Staten Island.