Joseph Mugnaini
Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (July 12, 1912, Viareggio, Province of Lucca – January 23, 1992)[1] was an artist and illustrator. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Ray Bradbury, beginning in 1952.[2]
He was born Giuseppe Mugnaini in Viareggio in the Tuscany region of Italy, and immigrated with his family to America when he was three months old.[3] He and his family resided on Solano Avenue in Los Angeles during the 1930s. He became an American citizen in 1941.[4] He died in Los Angeles.[5]
Books by Mugnaini
- Drawing: A Search for Form (1965)
- Oil painting: Techniques and Materials (1969)
- The Hidden Elements of Drawing (1974)
- Joseph Mugnaini: Drawings and Graphics (1982)
- Expressive Drawing: A Schematic Approach (1989)
Further reading
- Who Was Who in American Art. 2nd edition. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Sound View Press, 1999. ISBN 0932087574.
- A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. By Robert Weinberg. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0313243492.
- Who's Who in American Art. 12th edition. R.R. Bowker, 1976.
- Biography Index. Volume 6. H.W. Wilson Co., 1965.
References
- ^ Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
- ^ John C. Tibbetts, "The Martian Chronicler Reflects", The Christian Science Monitor, March 20, 1991, p. 16.
- ^ Passenger list of the S.S. Taormina, Port of New York, October 18, 1912, sheet 21, line 23.
- ^ Passenger list of the S.S. Taormina, ibid., later notation.
- ^ Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
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