By Vincent Cavallaro
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Stunning c. 1960 abstract expressionist sculpture by American artist, Vincent Cavallaro (1912-1985). Cast bronze on rotating beveled wood base. Base measures 6 x 10.25 inches. Bronze measures 12.5 inches tall, 14.5 inches including base. Excellent condition with no restoration. Signed and numbered 2/3 in roman numerals.
Vincent Cavallaro (November 8, 1912, Cambridge, Massachusetts - May 22, 1985, New York City) was a painter, sculptor and abstract artist. He was a United States citizen, raised and educated in Italy (Milan).
He has been honored in the States with an award from the MoMA (War Poster, 1941), commissions from the National Gallery of Art ("Man in Space" program, 1968), and commissions to create many public and private murals and monuments individuals and institutions, including public schools in the New York City area (circa 1963 - 1975).[1]
Public installations and permanent collections:
1962 — Mosaic, Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, on Horseback, With His Aides, Casimir Pulaski Elementary School, PS 304, Brooklyn.
1963 — Bas-relief for a Main Hallway of the Horizon Building, New Jersey.
1965 — Glass Mosaic, Man in Space (8 x 21 feet), Public School 9, Upper West Side, Manhattan.
1966 — Bronze sculpture (location unknown, but thought to be a high school in Queens)
1967 — Sculpture, Man in Space, Bronze (4 feet x 10 feet x 8 inches). Relief composed of geometrically-shaped figures enclosed in geometric spaces conveys the theme of man in space and the education of science — located at Peter Rouget Junior High School 88, 544 Seventh Avenue, courtyard entrance, east wall, Brooklyn. The sculpture cost $10,000. Final approval was given July 10, 1967. Condition: Surveyed 1992 October. Treatment needed.[3]
1968 — In cooperation with the National Gallery of Art, NASA commissioned Cavallaro to give his artistic perspective of Saturn V...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Vincent Cavallaro Art