Letterio Calapai. 1902-1993. Art
American, Italian, 1902-1993
As American art of the 1930s and 1940s has become increasingly sought after, Letterio Calapai’s wood engravings have been rediscovered, and there is a growing realization that he was among the more distinguished artists working in this idiom during this period. Born in Boston, Calapai studied at the Mass. School of Art, the Art Students League, and the American Artists School. He was a student of Robert Laurent, Ben Shahn, and Stanley Hayter. From 1949–55, he was chairman of the Graphics Arts Department at Albright Art School at Buffalo and taught at the New School in New York from 1955-62. He was the founder and director of the Intaglio Workshop for Advance Printmaking in New York from 1960–65 and then became a professor of art at the University of Illinois.
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Artist: Letterio Calapai
"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century
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"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century
Letterio Calapai (American 1902-1993)
''Labor in A Diesel Plant''
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8:30 EXPRESS
By Letterio Calapai
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Calapai, Letterio (American, 1902-1993). 8:30 EXPRESS. Wood-engraving, 1943. Edition of 27, numbered "1/27" and titled and signed in pencil. 5 5/8 x 8 3/8 inches (image), 9 1/8 x 12 ...
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ROCKWELL KENT'S STUDIO
By Letterio Calapai
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Calapai, Letterio. ROCKWELL KENT'S STUDIO. Wood engraving, 1980. Titled, numbered 7/75 and signed in pencil. 6 x 8 7/16 inches, 153 x 216 mm. In very good condition. Framed.
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1980s American Realist Letterio Calapai. 1902-1993. Art
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The outstanding printmaker Letterio Calapai (1902-1993) was born in Boston where he undertook basic art studies. In addition, he enrolled in the Art Students League in New York and named the following as his private teachers: Ben Shahn, Robert Laurent and Charles Hopkinson. Calapai became a member of the National Society of Mural Painters, the Atelier 17 Group of Northwest Printmakers, the Springfield, Massachusetts Art League and the Baltimore Watercolor Club, as well a the Society of American Graphic Artists.
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