biografía de Anthony J. SISTI (1901-1983)

Lugar de nacimiento: Greenwich Village, NY

Lugar de defunción: Buffalo, NY

Direcciones: Buffalo, NY

Profesión: Collector, painter, drawing specialist, educator

Estudios: Albright Art School, Buffalo, with Urquhart Wilcox; Royal Acad., Florence, Italy, 1925-31; doctor's degree, with Felice Carena; anatomy at St. Mary's Hospital, Florence, Italy, under Chirugi; Acad Julian, Paris, France; Royal Acad., Munich.

Exposiciones: Albright Art Gal, 1930, 1932 (prize); Salons of Am., 1934; Buffalo SA, 1934 (prize), 1947 (prize); PAFA Ann., 1934; Western NY Artists, 1936 (prize), 1938 (prize), 1947 (prize); MoMA; Mus. of City of New York; Riverside Mus., New York; CPLH; Howard Univ., Washington, DC; Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Awards: Patteran Soc., 1943 (prize)

Asociaciones: Buffalo SA; G. Allied Arts, Buffalo; The Patteran Soc. (pres., 1957); Basalica Club.

Obra: Mussolini Gal., Rome; Buffalo City Hospital; mural, Univ. Buffalo; Albright A. Gal., Buffalo.Commissions: Portrait, Hon Frank A Sedita, mayor of Buffalo, Fedn Ital Socs of Buffalo, 1970.

Comentarios: Worked for the WPA mural project, completing several murals in western New York. Chose boxing subjects for many of his works; he had firsthand experience in the sport as he was Bantam Weight Champion for New York State. Positions: teacher, Buffalo AI in painting and anatomy, 1932-38; teacher, School of Applied Design for Women, NYC; chmn., First Allentown Exhib., 1956; chmn., Civic Art Festival, Buffalo, 1965. Collection: Old masters, impressionists, modern art.

Fuentes: WW73; WW40; Falk, Exh. Record Series; addl. info. courtesy Martin-Zambito Fine Art, Seattle, WA