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1908 Casal Velino, Salerno, Italy - 1994 New York City. Known for: Modernist genre, still life and urban view painting, etching.
Angelo Pinto was a painter who taught for nearly six decades at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa. One of five brothers, born in Cas'Avellino, Italy, he grew up in Philadelphia, the son of a fruit... Read full biography
Angelo Pinto was a painter who taught for nearly six decades at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa. One of five brothers, born in Cas'Avellino, Italy, he grew up in Philadelphia, the son of a fruit and vegetable vendor, and with two of his brothers, Salvatore and Biagio, began to study art with... Read full biography
Angelo Pinto was a painter who taught for nearly six decades at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa. One of five brothers, born in Cas'Avellino, Italy, he grew up in Philadelphia, the son of a fruit and vegetable vendor, and with two of his brothers, Salvatore and Biagio, began to study art with Dr. Albert C. Barnes in the late 1920's. Barnes took the brothers under his wing and went with them to Italy and France, where they visited Matisse in his studio. It was Matisse who suggested they paint... Read full biography
Angelo Pinto was a painter who taught for nearly six decades at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa. One of five brothers, born in Cas'Avellino, Italy, he grew up in Philadelphia, the son of a fruit and vegetable vendor, and with two of his brothers, Salvatore and Biagio, began to study art with Dr. Albert C. Barnes in the late 1920's. Barnes took the brothers under his wing and went with them to Italy and France, where they visited Matisse in his studio. It was Matisse who suggested they paint in North Africa. Barnes supported that trip, and on the way they were mistakenly arrested as spies in Corsica. Matisse vouched for them and they were released. Mr. Pinto and his brothers opened a photography studio in New York City in the 1930's and... Read full biography
Angelo Pinto was a painter who taught for nearly six decades at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa. One of five brothers, born in Cas'Avellino, Italy, he grew up in Philadelphia, the son of a fruit and vegetable vendor, and with two of his brothers, Salvatore and Biagio, began to study art with Dr. Albert C. Barnes in the late 1920's. Barnes took the brothers under his wing and went with them to Italy and France, where they visited Matisse in his studio. It was Matisse who suggested they paint in North Africa. Barnes supported that trip, and on the way they were mistakenly arrested as spies in Corsica. Matisse vouched for them and they were released. Mr. Pinto and his brothers opened a photography studio in New York City in the 1930's and did color photography for Life and Look magazines. They also designed stage sets for ballet companies. Barnes invited Mr.... Read full biography
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Angelo Pinto was a painter who taught for nearly six decades at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa.
One of five brothers, born in Cas'Avellino, Italy, he grew up in Philadelphia, the son of a fruit and vegetable vendor, and with two of his brothers, Salvatore and Biagio, began to study art with Dr. Albert C. Barnes in the late 1920's. Barnes took the brothers under his wing and went with them to Italy and France, where they visited Matisse in his studio. It was Matisse who suggested they paint in North Africa. Barnes supported that trip, and on the way they were mistakenly arrested as spies in Corsica. Matisse vouched for them and they were released.
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