Known for gracefully sculpted birds, Frank DiVita was born in Genoa, Italy to parents who wanted him to be a doctor. His family moved to Toronto, Canada where he frequently explored the natural... Read full biography
Known for gracefully sculpted birds, Frank DiVita was born in Genoa, Italy to parents who wanted him to be a doctor. His family moved to Toronto, Canada where he frequently explored the natural history museum. At age twelve, he moved to Montana where he found abundant wildlife. He earned a BFA in... Read full biography
Known for gracefully sculpted birds, Frank DiVita was born in Genoa, Italy to parents who wanted him to be a doctor. His family moved to Toronto, Canada where he frequently explored the natural history museum. At age twelve, he moved to Montana where he found abundant wildlife. He earned a BFA in art and zoology from the University of Montana and then became a medical illustrator. He taught high school art in Kalispell, and his gouache bird paintings became popular. He then turned to sculpting,... Read full biography
Known for gracefully sculpted birds, Frank DiVita was born in Genoa, Italy to parents who wanted him to be a doctor. His family moved to Toronto, Canada where he frequently explored the natural history museum. At age twelve, he moved to Montana where he found abundant wildlife. He earned a BFA in art and zoology from the University of Montana and then became a medical illustrator. He taught high school art in Kalispell, and his gouache bird paintings became popular. He then turned to sculpting, primarily intricate birds but some fish and botanicals. Source:. Wildlife Art magazine... Read full biography
Known for gracefully sculpted birds, Frank DiVita was born in Genoa, Italy to parents who wanted him to be a doctor. His family moved to Toronto, Canada where he frequently explored the natural history museum. At age twelve, he moved to Montana where he found abundant wildlife. He earned a BFA in art and zoology from the University of Montana and then became a medical illustrator. He taught high school art in Kalispell, and his gouache bird paintings became popular. He then turned to sculpting, primarily intricate birds but some fish and botanicals. Source:. Wildlife Art magazine... Read full biography
Frank DiVita - Artist Info
About Frank DiVita: Books
Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001
Editors, Art of the West
88 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
The 3M Collection of Contemporary Western Art Eleventh Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)