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NIVOLA, Constantino  (1911-1988) Italian-American sculptor.
            Born Orani, Sardinia, Italy, 5 July 1911.  

            Came to America 1939.  His unusual modeling technique
            for architectural reliefs was to carve a design in beach sand
            and pour a cement cast of this, obviously obtaining a rough
            cast. His one medallic item, a premiere medallic object,
            was a more traditional cast.

            At the suggestion of Art in America magazine Nivola
            was invited to take part in the creation of a bas-relief as a
            Christmas gift in 1965 and invented–along with six other
            modern American artsts–a new genre, medallic objects!
            Died East Hamton, New York, 5 May 1988.

            M   E   D   A   L   L   I   C     O   B   J   E   C   T

Picture
1965 Classical Gods Plaquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. MAco 1965-018
            Exhibited: F.I.D.E.M. 12th Congress, Paris (1967). . 310

            A  R  C  H   I  V  E  S

AAA  Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution,  1 linear ft. on 2 microfilm             reels: 4282-4283.

            B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D20 {1966} Cummings – through 6th ed (1996) p 508.
BA  {1966} Who's Who In American Art: 1966 [9ed:348,
                        two lines], 1970 [10ed:315, two lines],
            1973 [11ed:546], 1976 [12ed:414],
            1978 [13ed:518-519], 1980 [14ed:547],
            1982 [15ed:695], 1984 [16ed:681],
            1986 [17ed:746].
A18 {1974} Goode, p 184.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 668-669.
A29 {1988} Osborne, p 470.
B9   {1989} Who Was Who, p 266-267.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2429.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 10:384.

            N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

AF12{1967} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 12th Congress. Paris (1967) 310, p 110.
A10 {1965} Bryant (Edward}  Christmas For Connoisseurs, Art In America 53:6             
            (December-January 1965- 66) pp 38-44 [advertisement p 136].
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-Cornelius C. Vermule III, Curator Emeritus
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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