AMATEIS, Edmond Romulus (1897-1981) Italian-American sculptor, medalist.
Born Rome, Italy, 7 February 1897.
Father, Louis Amateis, also a sculptor.
Came to America before 1915.
Fellow, president: National Sculpture Society.
Winner 1947 National Sculpture Society Lindsey Morris
Prize f or best bas-relief (including medallic art).
Died Clermont, Florida, 3 May 1981.
D E C O R A T I O N S
Born Rome, Italy, 7 February 1897.
Father, Louis Amateis, also a sculptor.
Came to America before 1915.
Fellow, president: National Sculpture Society.
Winner 1947 National Sculpture Society Lindsey Morris
Prize f or best bas-relief (including medallic art).
Died Clermont, Florida, 3 May 1981.
D E C O R A T I O N S
1942 United States Typhus Commission Meritorious Service
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeman 601, MAco 1944-042
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 50:112
1945 Pacific Theater of Operations Medal. . . . . . . . .
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeman 601, MAco 1944-042
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 50:112
1945 Pacific Theater of Operations Medal. . . . . . . . .
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
1940 Society of Medalists 21st Issue. . . . . . MAco 1930-001-021
Auctions:. . . . . . CAL 30:21, CAL 31:8-9, CAL 33:3021,
CAL 35:2021; J&J 7:421, J&J 9:389; PCA 48:1465,
PCA 49:1216, PCA 58:1835, PCA 60:1496,
PCA 63:1691, PCA 65:1725-1726, PCA 67:854-855,
PCA 69:1674, PCA 71:1294, PCA 72:1778, PCA 74:612,
PCA 80:1597, PCA 84:970
Archives: Inventory of Am Sculpture [>1] IAS 08580014
Collection: American Numismatic Society [<1] 1940.84.1
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . . . . 7
Collection: Harvard (Fogg) Art Museum. .. 1943.1657.21
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . 40.95.1
Collection: Notre Dame Univ Art Mueum IAS 14100011
Collection: Smithsonian Art Museum . . . . . . . 192.167.7
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . . 2
Exhibited: AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Paris (1957). . . . . . 183
Illustrated: M68 {2012} Alexander. Am Art Medals, p . .88
American Negro Commemorative Society:
1971 Rilleux (Nobert) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . FM ANS-32
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1971.188.1
International Fraternal Commemorative Society:
1970 Taft (William H.) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM IFS-26
National Commemorative Society:
1971 Barry (John) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM NCS-85
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1971.342.1
M E D A L S
1927 Tiffany (Louis Comford) Foundation Medal . .MAco 1927-016
Auctions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 63:449
194x Marshall (George C.) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . CAL 30:21, CAL 31:8-9, CAL 33:3021,
CAL 35:2021; J&J 7:421, J&J 9:389; PCA 48:1465,
PCA 49:1216, PCA 58:1835, PCA 60:1496,
PCA 63:1691, PCA 65:1725-1726, PCA 67:854-855,
PCA 69:1674, PCA 71:1294, PCA 72:1778, PCA 74:612,
PCA 80:1597, PCA 84:970
Archives: Inventory of Am Sculpture [>1] IAS 08580014
Collection: American Numismatic Society [<1] 1940.84.1
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . . . . 7
Collection: Harvard (Fogg) Art Museum. .. 1943.1657.21
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . 40.95.1
Collection: Notre Dame Univ Art Mueum IAS 14100011
Collection: Smithsonian Art Museum . . . . . . . 192.167.7
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . . 2
Exhibited: AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Paris (1957). . . . . . 183
Illustrated: M68 {2012} Alexander. Am Art Medals, p . .88
American Negro Commemorative Society:
1971 Rilleux (Nobert) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . FM ANS-32
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1971.188.1
International Fraternal Commemorative Society:
1970 Taft (William H.) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM IFS-26
National Commemorative Society:
1971 Barry (John) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM NCS-85
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1971.342.1
M E D A L S
1927 Tiffany (Louis Comford) Foundation Medal . .MAco 1927-016
Auctions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 63:449
194x Marshall (George C.) Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1957 Bartlett Care of Ornamental Trees Medal . MAco 1959-115
1960 American Home Achievement Medal . . . . . . . MAco 1960-011
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 16:1604
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 16:1604
1960 Bailey (Liberty Hyde) Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1960-012
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 16:1580
T A B L E T S
(n.d.) Rochester Times-Union Building Relief Plaque. . . . . . . .
Archives: Inventory of Am Sculpture. . . ..IAS 76004844
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 0.2 linear ft. on microfilm reel 4598.
INS Inventory of American Sculpture (online).
C O L L E C T I O N S
C14 {1996} Marqusee 7, p 2.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D3 {1911} Benezit (1999 14ed), 1:257.
F8a {1926} Edmond R. Amateis, Sculptor. The American Magazine of Art 17: (Oct 1926) pp 529-533.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 7, 436-437.
F8b {1929} Sculptures in Metal by Edmond Amateis. The Metal Arts 2: (May 1929) pp 196-198, 225.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:16],
1939 [2ed:19], 1941 [3ed:23], 1947 [4ed:24],
1953 [5ed:9], 1956 [6ed:10], 1959 [7ed:11],
1962 [8ed:12], 1966 [9ed:7], 1970 [10ed:7],
1973 [11ed:12], 1976 [12ed:10],
1978 [13ed:12-13], 1980 [14ed:14].
Px {1940} Watson (Ernest) Edmond Amateis. American Artist (1940).
BI {1946} Institute, p 1078.
A18 {1974} Goode, passim.
B6 {1976} Who Was Who, p 9.
A31 {1983} Evert, p 389-390.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 5-6.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 12.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 18.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:68.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 62.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 54.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, p 69-71.
D37 {1993} Soria, p 25.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:96.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 1:392.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog p 14.
P2 {1940} Society of Medalists Twenty-first Issue. The Numismatist 53:6 (June 1940).
AE {1950} NSS Exhibit Catalog.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 2, p 17.
AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 7th Congress Paris (1957) 183, p 19.
M21 {1964} Freeman, 601, p 288.
S18 {1964} Kerrigan.
F8c {1966} De Lue (Donald) Edmond Amateis, Fifteenth President, National Sculpture Society.
National Sculpture Review 15:3 (Winter 1966) pp 3, 22, 26-27.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 348-351, (biblio) 518.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. Joseph Veach Noble
"The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995;
The Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 88-90.
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 16:1580
T A B L E T S
(n.d.) Rochester Times-Union Building Relief Plaque. . . . . . . .
Archives: Inventory of Am Sculpture. . . ..IAS 76004844
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 0.2 linear ft. on microfilm reel 4598.
INS Inventory of American Sculpture (online).
C O L L E C T I O N S
C14 {1996} Marqusee 7, p 2.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D3 {1911} Benezit (1999 14ed), 1:257.
F8a {1926} Edmond R. Amateis, Sculptor. The American Magazine of Art 17: (Oct 1926) pp 529-533.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 7, 436-437.
F8b {1929} Sculptures in Metal by Edmond Amateis. The Metal Arts 2: (May 1929) pp 196-198, 225.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:16],
1939 [2ed:19], 1941 [3ed:23], 1947 [4ed:24],
1953 [5ed:9], 1956 [6ed:10], 1959 [7ed:11],
1962 [8ed:12], 1966 [9ed:7], 1970 [10ed:7],
1973 [11ed:12], 1976 [12ed:10],
1978 [13ed:12-13], 1980 [14ed:14].
Px {1940} Watson (Ernest) Edmond Amateis. American Artist (1940).
BI {1946} Institute, p 1078.
A18 {1974} Goode, passim.
B6 {1976} Who Was Who, p 9.
A31 {1983} Evert, p 389-390.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 5-6.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 12.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 18.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:68.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 62.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 54.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, p 69-71.
D37 {1993} Soria, p 25.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:96.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 1:392.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog p 14.
P2 {1940} Society of Medalists Twenty-first Issue. The Numismatist 53:6 (June 1940).
AE {1950} NSS Exhibit Catalog.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 2, p 17.
AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 7th Congress Paris (1957) 183, p 19.
M21 {1964} Freeman, 601, p 288.
S18 {1964} Kerrigan.
F8c {1966} De Lue (Donald) Edmond Amateis, Fifteenth President, National Sculpture Society.
National Sculpture Review 15:3 (Winter 1966) pp 3, 22, 26-27.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 348-351, (biblio) 518.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. Joseph Veach Noble
"The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995;
The Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 88-90.