Italo Scanga papers

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Italo Scanga papers

circa 1930-2001

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The papers of Italian-American sculptor, educator, printmaker, and painter Italo Scanga, date from circa 1930 to 2001 and measure 15.4 linear feet. The papers focus on Scanga's work as an artist but also include scattered teaching materials. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, artist files, exhibition and gallery files, professional files, a video recording, and printed material.

15.4 Linear feet

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Scanga, Italo, 1932-2001

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Sculptor, painter, graphic artist, teacher; San Diego, Calif. Born 1932. Died 2001. Italo Scanga was born in Calabria, Italy, and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1946. Reared in Detroit, he studied at Michigan State University where he received an MFA degree in sculpture 1n 1961. Well-known as a teacher, Scanga taught art at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, the Tyler School of Art (Temple University), Rhode Island School of Design, and Pilchuck Gl...

Chihuly, Dale, 1941-

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Dale Chihuly, who was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1941, has become an internationally celebrated personality in contemporary art and design whose prominence in the field of contemporary studio glass is unmatched. Chihuly began experimenting with glassblowing in 1965, and in 1966 he received a full scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he studied under Harvey Littleton and in 1967, he received a Master of Science degree in sculpture. After graduating, he enrolled at ...