Born in West Hoboken, New Jersey, Ezio Martinelli became a sculptor known for abstract styles with many of his pieces made from aluminum. From 1947 to 1975, he was professor of art at Sarah Lawrence... Read full biography
Born in West Hoboken, New Jersey, Ezio Martinelli became a sculptor known for abstract styles with many of his pieces made from aluminum. From 1947 to 1975, he was professor of art at Sarah Lawrence College, and from 1956 to 1962, he had a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His art training was at... Read full biography
Born in West Hoboken, New Jersey, Ezio Martinelli became a sculptor known for abstract styles with many of his pieces made from aluminum. From 1947 to 1975, he was professor of art at Sarah Lawrence College, and from 1956 to 1962, he had a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His art training was at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy, and in New York City at the National Academy of Design from 1932 to 1936. In addition to numerous national museums, his work is at the Hunterian Museum and... Read full biography
Born in West Hoboken, New Jersey, Ezio Martinelli became a sculptor known for abstract styles with many of his pieces made from aluminum. From 1947 to 1975, he was professor of art at Sarah Lawrence College, and from 1956 to 1962, he had a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His art training was at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy, and in New York City at the National Academy of Design from 1932 to 1936. In addition to numerous national museums, his work is at the Hunterian Museum and University Art Collection in Glasgow, Scotland, as well as the United Nations in New York City, the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin, and at the Elgin Academy of Fine Arts. The sculpture at the United Nations General Assembly... Read full biography
Born in West Hoboken, New Jersey, Ezio Martinelli became a sculptor known for abstract styles with many of his pieces made from aluminum. From 1947 to 1975, he was professor of art at Sarah Lawrence College, and from 1956 to 1962, he had a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His art training was at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy, and in New York City at the National Academy of Design from 1932 to 1936. In addition to numerous national museums, his work is at the Hunterian Museum and University Art Collection in Glasgow, Scotland, as well as the United Nations in New York City, the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin, and at the Elgin Academy of Fine Arts. The sculpture at the United Nations General Assembly Building in New York City faces the East River. The dedication was attended by Adlai Stevenson and Eleanor Roosevelt.... Read full biography