Ezio Martinelli
| Ezio Martinelli | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 27, 1913 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA |
| Died |
1980 Saugerties, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture |
| Movement | Abstract expressionism; New York Figurative Expressionism |
Ezio Martinelli (November 27, 1913–1980) was an American artist who belonged to the New York School Abstract Expressionist artists, a leading art movement of the post-World War II era.[1]
Biography
- 1931: at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna. He returned to the US and 1932-1936 studied at the National Academy of Design, NYC with Leon Kroll & Gifford Beal, drawing with Ivan Olinsky, and sculpture with long-time sculpture teacher, Robert Aiken.
Teaching positions
- 1946-1949: Graphic Arts at the Philadelphia Museum School; Pennsylvania School of Industrial Arts, Pennsylvania;
- 1949-1975: Painting and Sculpture at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York;
- 1954-1957: Graphic Arts Parsons School of Design, NYC;
- 1964-1965: American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy, Sculptor-in—residence;
- 1969: Graphic Arts and Sculpture class at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, (summer).
- 1971: Sculpture Class at Sarah Lawrence College Summer Program in Lacoste, France
Federal Art Project WPA
- 1937-1941: easel painter and unit supervisor.
Selected solo exhibitions
- 1943: Philip Regan Gallery, Pennsylvania;
- 1946, 47, 52, 55, 57, 59, 64, 66: The Willard Gallery, NYC;
- 1956, 68: Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington;
- 1956: Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota;
- 1962: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois;
- 1968: University of Minnesota; Benson Gallery, East Hampton, New York.
Selected group exhibitions
- 1934: Society of Independent Artists, NYC;
- 1936: Federal Art Project Gallery, NYC;
- 1939: ACA Gallery, NYC;
- 1940: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, - annuals;
- 1941: American Drawing Annual, Albany Institute of Art and History, New York; 20th International Exhibition of Watercolors, Art Institute of Chicago; Elgin Academy of Fine Art, Illinois; San Diego Fine Art Society, California; Denver Art Museum, Colorado;
- 1942, 43, 44: Peggy Guggenheim's, The Art of This Century Gallery, Spring Salon for Younger Artists, NYC; San Francisco Art Association, California;
- 1943: Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey;
- 1944: Philadelphia Print Club;
- 1947: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. – biennial; International Watercolor Show, Brooklyn Museum, New York City; "Abstract and Surrealist Art in America," Art Institute of Chicago;
- 1947, 58, 67: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, – annuals;
- 1948, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, : Whitney Museum of American Art, Annuals; 1949: Brooklyn Museum, New York City;
- 1952: Drawings From Twelve Countries, Art Institute of Chicago; 1955, 56: American Watercolors in France, Paris;
- 1956: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; American Federation of Arts, New York City; "Monumentality in Modern Sculpture," Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas;
- 1957: "Irons in the Fire: An Exhibition of Metal Sculpture/Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas. October 17th–Dec. 1st, 1957"; "Eight American Artists – Contemporaries Abroad – Europe Edition", circ., sponsored by State Department; "Major Work in Minor Scale," American Federation of Arts, New York City;
- 1959: "Carnegie International," Carnegie International Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York;
- 1959, 66: National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City;
- 1960: "Aspect de la Sculpture Americaine," Galerie Bernard, Paris France; "Business Buys American Art: Third Loan Exhibition by the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art," Whitney Museum of American Art. New York City;
- 1962: "The Architectural League of New York - National Gold Medal Exhibition of the Building Arts; A Survey of American Sculpture: Late 18th Century to 1962," The Newark Museum, NJ;
- 1964: "Westside Artists," Riverside Art Museum, New York City;
- 1965: "Major 19th and 20th Century Drawings," Gallery of Modern Art, NYC; "White on White," DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska; "The Drawing Society National Exhibition 1965," American Federation of Arts, New York City;
- 1966: "Made of Iron," Fine Arts Gallery, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas;
- 1971: "Modern Sculptors – Their Drawings, Watercolors," Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York.
Works in museums and public collections
- The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia
- Hofstra, Hempstead, New York
- Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York
- New York Public Library, New York City, New York
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington,
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York
- Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York
- Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
- John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
- The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, New York
- Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, New York
- Seamon Park, Saugerties, New York
- United Nations, New York City
See also
References
- ↑ Marika Herskovic, Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless (New York School Press, 2009.) ISBN 0-9677994-2-2. p.160
Books
- Marika Herskovic, American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism Style Is Timely Art Is Timeless (New York School Press, 2009); ISBN 978-0-9677994-2-1, pp. 160–63
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