Ubaldo Vitali
| Ubaldo Vitali | |
|---|---|
 Vitali in 2011 | |
| Born | 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Occupation | silversmith |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellow |
Ubaldo Vitali (born 1944) is an American silversmith, and conservator.[1] He is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.[2]
Life
He studied at the Liceo Artistico Ripetta, the Sapienza University of Rome, and the Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome. He moved to the United States in 1967. His workshop is at 188 Hilton Avenue, Maplewood, New Jersey.[3]
His work has appeared in the Newark Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[4] the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Vitali was featured on a January 29, 2012 episode of CNN's The Next List.[5]
References
- ↑ Jennifer Olshin (December 5, 1999). "ART; A Renaissance Man of Metalwork". The New York Times.
- ↑ http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.7731015/k.8748/Ubaldo_Vitali.htm
- ↑ http://www.baristanet.com/2011/09/ubaldo-vitali-macarthur-genius/
- ↑ http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2011/rci11/
- ↑ "A silversmith for the modern age A silversmith for the modern age". CNN. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
External links
- Jeff Campagna (September 20, 2011). "A "Genius Grant" for Silversmith Ubaldo Vitali". Smithsonian.com.
- http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000454.html
- http://www.liceoripetta.it/