Gaetano Cecere
Gaetano Cecere, (November 26, 1894 - 1985) American sculptor, born, educated and worked in New York City. He studied with Hermon A MacNeil, with work in the Museum of Modern Art, NY,NY, and Gaetano, known as Guy attended the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and the National Academy of Design. In 1920 he won the Prix de Rome and studied in Rome American Academy, Rome, Italy for several years. During this period a "tendency to simplify forms for decorative effects was developed."[1]. Guy has works collected by many major museums, from Classical to Contemporary, including the Smithsonian Institution, the "National Collection of Fine Arts" and "The Archives of American Art".
He was a member of the National Sculpture Society.[2]
Notable works and Exhibited
- U.S. Congressional Hall and rotunda, portraits of world famous lawmakers
- U.S. famous historical monuments, bronze - larger than life statues of Explorers and military heros
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial "larger than life" (10" 6") bronze statue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, War Memorial Plaza, 1934[3]
- USPO, Great Neck, New York, Large carved in stone American Eagle,1940
- Smithsonian Institute collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
- Norfolk Museum of Art
- Brookgreen Gardens, published featured artist,1938
- National Collection of Fine Art, Smithsonian Institution
- Federal Reserve Bank
- 1939 New York World's Fair, two monumental statues
References
- Catell Press,1970 ed.American Artists
- AskArt.com/Gaetano Cecere
- American Academy, Rome, Italy
- americanart.si.edu/collections/search...
- www.si.edu/collections/collection
- ^ Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, SC, 1943 pp. 311-314
- ^ National Sculpture Society, ‘’Contemporary American Sculpture’’, National Sculpture Society, NY 1929
- ^ Buck, Diane M and Virginia A Palmer ‘’Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook’’, The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison 1995 pp. 14-16
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November 26, 1894 |
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1985 |
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