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American painter
Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (July 12, 1912 in
Viareggio ,
Province of Lucca – January 23, 1992) was an Italian-born American artist and illustrator.
[1] He is best known for his collaborations with writer
Ray Bradbury , beginning in 1952.
[2]
Biography
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, and
Altadena during the late 1950s.
[4] He became an American citizen in 1941.
[5]
He trained at
Camp Ritchie in the 10th class and is one of the
Ritchie Boys of WWII.
He taught art at the Pasadena School of Fine Arts,
[6] among others.
[7]
He died in
Los Angeles on January 23, 1992.
[8]
Bibliography
Books by Mugnaini include:
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)
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.
^ Barlow, Jarvis (8 Feb 1959).
"Altadenan's Art is Literally Fabulous" . Independent Star-News . Pasadena, California. p. 53 – via newspapers.com.
^ Passenger list of the S.S. Taormina , ibid. , later notation.
^
"Art School. Fall Season" . Independent Star-News . Pasadena, California. 14 Sep 1958. p. 70 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Artist Will Join Staff In Summer" . The Sunday Herald . Provo, Utah. 10 May 1970. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
^ Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
Further reading
Who Was Who in American Art . 2nd edition. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Sound View Press, 1999.
ISBN
0-932087-57-4 .
A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists . By Robert Weinberg. Greenwood Press, 1988.
ISBN
0-313-24349-2 .
Who's Who in American Art . 12th edition. R.R. Bowker, 1976.
Biography Index . Volume 6. H.W. Wilson Co., 1965.
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