Cesare Stea
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Cesare Stea, from the Archives of American Art
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| Born | 1893 Bari, Italy |
| Died | 1960 (aged 66–67) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
| Known for | Sculpture, muralist |
Cesare Stea (August 17, 1893 – 1960) was an American sculptor.
Life
Stea was born in Bari, Italy. He studied at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where he studied with Antoine Bourdelle. He also studied with Hermon McNeil, Sterling Calder and Solon Borglum.[1]
He was a member of the Federal Art Project. He created relief sculptures, "Men and Machines" (1939) in Newcomerstown, Ohio,[1] "Industry" (1941) in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania,[2] and "Sculptural Relief" (1936) at Bowery Bay Sewage Disposal Plant.[3]
His papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Newcomerstown.us The Coshocton Tribune – June 28, 1939. Decorative Bas Relief Is Hung In Lobby of Local Post Office
- ↑ New Deal Post Office Art in Pennsylvania
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- ↑ Cesare Stea papers at the Archives of American Art
External links
- "New York Sculpture during the Federal Project", Eleanor Carr, Art Journal, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Summer, 1972), pp. 397–403
- Cesare Stea at Ask Art
