Anna Salvatore

Anna Salvatore
Salvatore in 1952
Born	1923 Rome, Italy
Died	18 May 1978(1978-05-18) (aged 54–55) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Painter
Spouse	Pasquale Festa Campanile ​ ​ (sep. 1962)​

Anna Salvatore (1923 – 18 May 1978) was an Italian painter, sculptor, writer and socialite.

Life and career

Born in Rome in 1923, Salvatore studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze under Ottone Rosai,^[1] Galileo Chini and Felice Carena,^[2] and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.^[3] She held her first exhibition in 1940.^[4] A member of the neorealist movement, she became first known thanks to her portraits of suburban people.^[5][6]

Salvatore took part in the XXIV e XXVIII Venice Biennale and in the V, VI and VIII Rome Quadriennale exhibitions.^[3][5] An "exponent of a deeply popular and socially engaged form of painting"^[7] and a major figure in the cultural and social life of her hometown, she owned the Il Pincio Gallery in Piazza del Popolo.^[5]

In 1959, Salvatore played herself in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita.^[8] In 1966, she made her literary debut with the novel Subliminal tu.^[6][9] She also served as professor of history of costumes at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.^[3] Married and separated from writer and film director Pasquale Festa Campanile,^[4] she died of a brain aneurysm on 18 May 1978 at the Policlinico Umberto I in her hometown.^[6] She has been described as "a larger than life persona" who "made her one of the most talked-about cultural figures of her day".^[9]

References

1. Rendina, Claudio (2000). "Salvatore, Anna". La grande enciclopedia di Roma: personaggi, curiosità, monumenti, storia, arte e folclore della Città Eterna dalle origini al Duemila. Newton & Compton. p. 1072. ISBN 978-88-8289-316-3.
2. Providenti, Elio (2009). Nuove archeologie: Pirandello e altri scritti. Polistampa. p. 72. ISBN 978-88-596-0518-8.
3. Falossi, Giorgio (1988). "Salvatore Anna". Pittori e scultori italiani del 900. Il Quadrato. p. 584.
4. "Animò i salotti culturali romani". Stampa Sera. No. 113. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
5. VV, AA (13 October 2023). Un oceano di stile: Produzione e consumo di Made in Italy negli Stati Uniti del dopoguerra. Mimesis. p. 122. ISBN 979-12-223-0593-6.
6. "Morta la pittrice Anna Salvatore". La Stampa. No. 113. 19 May 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
7. Poli, Marco (2004). Cento anni Fabbri: 1905-2005. Compositori. p. 81. ISBN 978-88-7794-484-9.
8. Costa, Antonio (2010). Federico Fellini: La dolce vita (in Italian). Lindau. p. 40. ISBN 978-88-7180-847-5.
9. Fortune, Jane; Falcone, Linda (2010). "Anna Salvatore". Invisible Women. TheFlorentinePress. p. 215. ISBN 978-88-902434-5-5.