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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