Crimi, Alfred D., 1900-1994
Variant namesPainter, writer; New York, N.Y.
Born Alfredo diGiorgio Crimi in Sicily, Italy.
From the description of Alfred D. Crimi papers, 1930-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355074
Alfred D. Crimi was born in eastern Sicily on Dec. 1, 1900. He came to the United States in 1910 and was naturalized in 1924. He attended public school in East Harlem's Little Italy.
He was a student at the National Academy of Design from 1916-1924 and attended the Beaux Arts Institute from 1920-1921. In 1929, he returned to Europe to study fresco painting in Italy.
He has found most of his success in the field of mural work, winning numerous national contests for painting in public and semi-public buildings. Notably, he was hired by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for the Harlem Hospitals murals project. He also worked for the Public Works of Art project in Key West, Florida.
From the guide to the Alfred D. Crimi Papers, 1912-1935., (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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| creatorOf | Alfred D. Crimi Papers, 1912-1935. | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Crimi, Alfred D., 1900- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Alfred D. Crimi papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | CRIMI, ALFRED D. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Crimi, Alfred D., 1900-. Alfred Di Giorgio Crimi : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1930?-1990 [graphic] [compiled by staff of The Museum of Modern Art, New York]. | Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection |
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| associatedWith | Art Commission of the City of New York. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
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| Italian Americans |
| Muralists |
| Mural painting and decoration |
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| Painting, American |
| Painting, Modern |
| Painting, Modern |
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Person
Birth 1900-12-01
Death 1994-01-07
