Virgil Cantini Artist

Virgil David Cantini (1919–2009) was an enamelist,sculptor and educator. He was well known for innovation with enamel and steel and received both local and national recognition for his work, including honorary awards, competitive prizes and commissions, along with a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1957. Cantini long served as a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, where he helped to create the Department of Studio Arts. A longtime resident of the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cantini died on May 2, 2009 at the age of 90. Today, many of his large scale works are on display throughout the city of Pittsburgh.

Personal facts

Virgil Cantini
Birth dateFebruary 28, 1919
Birth place
Italy
Date of deathMay 02, 2009

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Artist

Award
Time (magazine)
Guggenheim Fellowship
Field of work
Sculpture
Vitreous enamel
training at
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pittsburgh
Duquesne University
Manhattan College

Virgil Cantini on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.outsiderart.info/cantini.htm