An interview of Moira Roth conducted 2011 April 22- 24, by Sue Heinemann, for the Archives of American Art's Elizabeth Murray Oral History Project, at Roth.
Interdisciplinary media artist, Hasan Elahi, will be the Italo Scanga visiting artist at the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus this fall..
Italo Scanga
Italian-born American visual artist, educator (1932–2001)
Italo Scanga | |
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Born | June 6, 1932 Lago, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy (now Italy) |
Died | July 27, 2001 Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, United States |
Education | Michigan State University (BA, MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, educator |
Known for | Sculpture, ceramics, glass, printmaking, painting |
Notable work | Saint Joseph (1976)[1] |
Movement | Neo-Dadaist, Neo-Expressionist, Neo-Cubist |
Spouse(s) | Mary Louise Ashley (m.
1956–), |
Partner | Su-Mei Yu[2] |
Children | 5 |
Website | www.italoscanga.org |
Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 – July 27, 2001), an Italian-born American visual artist and educator.[3] He was known for his sculptures, ceramics, glass, prints, and, paintings, working as a neo-Dadaist, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist; his art was mostly created from found objects and/or ordinary objects.[4] Scanga