Born in the lower east side of New York City in January 1929, Albert Schreiber began life in a unique circumstance: both his parents were deaf mutes. Fortunately for Albert and older brother Jerry, they did not inherit their parents' condition, however it did offer Al the opportunity to become extremely well versed in the art of sign language, which would provide personal and professional opportunities throughout his life.

Not specifically driven to be an artist, Schreiber joined the Merchant Marines at age 16, moving on to a tour with the US Navy as a skilled medical supervisor. After that, he landed a job as a National Sales Manager with Hearst Publishing Corporation, a career distinguished by his talent for sniffing out talented writers: he's often credited for giving a then-unknown Stephen King his fist big break by promoting King's first published novel, "Carrie".

Eventually, Schreiber and his wife relocated to Florida, where they kept busy in a variety of outdoor activities, and discovered the work of celebrated "3-D Artist" Charles Fazzino. He was quite impressed by Fazzino's "pop culture historian" approach to art, commenting that he would love to expand upon and detail such artwork with even more diligent historical research.

Not long after, Schreiber was rendered bedridden for several weeks by an illness, and his wife suggested he follow through on his ideas about Fazzino's work, setting him up with some art supplies to pass the time. Suddenly, a long-dormant Artist was born: Schreiber began to explore and transfer his fond childhood memories of the "Old Neighborhood" onto canvas, learning how to draw and incorporate historically accurate "trivia" into his artwork, and his 3-D Nostalgic Art quickly took shape.

By 1998, Schreiber was popular enough to have his first professional showing at the Delray Art Affair that year - selling out completely, and establishing himself as a full time Artist with an enthusiastic, and growing, fanbase of collectors. His historically accurate, three-dimensional renditions of city life in the 20th century have become hot commodities in the art world, and Schreiber spends his time creating both original (two-dimensional) and decoupage-style, three-dimensional art, touring and exhibiting throughout the United States.