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Remo Michael Farruggio
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1948-1950

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Pastel, colored pencil with collage elements Unsigned Condition: Repaired tear in the area of the moon, only visible from verso Pin holes in the corners and in the image used to secure placement of the collage elements of the composition. Image: 9 x 11 3/4" Frame: 14 x 16 1/2" Provenance: Peter Marciniak, New Hampshire Distinguished Midwestern Collection, purchased with a number of other works by the artist Note: Italian born artist Remo Farruggio immigrated to the United States in 1918 and gained American citizenship in 1924. He received his artistic training at the National Academy of Design and the Beaux-Arts Institution, as well as studying in New York City at the Educational Alliance, the Industrial Art School and with famed Monhegan Island artist Abraham Bogdanove. During the Great Depression Farruggio worked for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1936 to 1939. He was one of only two FAP artists to have solo shows, exhibiting at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City in 1939 and receiving much critical praise. Farruggio continued to exhibit throughout his career, having numerous solo exhibitions and receiving awards at prestigious venues across the country and abroad. Most notably he displayed at the Whitney Museum of America Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC, as well as several locations in Italy. His works can be found in private and public collections throughout the United States including those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Farruggio had a large circle of artist friends and was a member of several art organizations including the Artists Equity Association, the National Academy of Literature and Arts, and the Providence Art Association.
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