Valenti Angelo
Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) (variant name Valenti Michael Angelo) was an Italian-American printmaker, illustrator and author, born June 23, 1897, in Massarosa, Italy. He immigrated to the United States, living first in New York City then settling in Antioch, California. At the age of nineteen, Angelo moved to San Francisco, working by day as a labourer and spending his evenings and weekends at libraries and museums.
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Valenti Angelo
- Name
- Valenti Angelo
- Born
- June 23, 1897
- Birthplace
- Massarosa, Italy
- Place of death
- San Francisco, California, US
- Occupation
- printmaker, illustrator and author
- Awards
- Newbery Honor for Nino in 1939
- Died
- 1982 · San Francisco.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) (variant name Valenti Michael Angelo) was an Italian-American printmaker, illustrator and author, born June 23, 1897, in Massarosa, Italy. He immigrated to the United States, living first in New York City then settling in Antioch, California. At the age of nineteen, Angelo moved to San Francisco, working by day as a labourer and spending his evenings and weekends at libraries and museums.
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Valenti Angelo (1897–1982) was an artist, illustrator and printmaker, among other activities, of American nationality. The artist was born in Massarosa and died in San Francisco. Valenti Angelo was also known as Angelo, Valenti Michael.
Languages used include English. Works are held at Ackland Art Museum and Print Collection.
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Biography
Biography
Angelo worked between 1897 and 1982 across illustrator, graphic artist, writer, children's writer and printmaker and 1 further recorded occupations. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Valenti Angelo • Born — June 23, 1897 • Birthplace — Massarosa, Italy • Place of death — San Francisco, California, US • Occupation — printmaker, illustrator and author • Notable Works — *Paradise Valley • The Rooster Club • The Bells of Bleecker Street • The Marble Fountain • Nino • Salome • The Scarlet Letter • Awards — Newbery Honor for Nino in 1939
Identity
Identity
Valenti Angelo is recorded as illustrator, writer, printmaker and artist. Established in Library of Congress under n79115341. Established in FAST under 43723. Identity and origins. He also worked under the name Angelo, Valenti Michael. The authorities additionally record the heading Valenti Michael Angelo. His recorded language was English.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1897
Valenti Angelo was born 23 June 1897.
1966
The Tale of a Donkey by Valenti Angelo (1966-03-20) (1966) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1982
Dies at San Francisco.
1982
Valenti Angelo died at San Francisco.
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Massarosa.
Birth place
San Francisco.
Death place
Selected publications
• Paradise Valley • The Rooster Club • The Candy Basket 1960 The Viking Press • The Bells of Bleecker Street • The Marble Fountain • Nino • Salome • The Scarlet Letter • 1934 Limited Editions Club edition: Burton, Richard Francis, translator, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: The Complete Burton Translation with the Complete Burton Notes, the Terminal Index, and 1001 Decorations by Valenti Angelo, 3 Volumes (reprinted in 1962). • The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi, The translation of Thomas Okey, Published by Peter Pauper Press (c. 1944)
Selected collections
Selected collections
• Library of Congress, Washington D.C. • New York Public Library • Special Collections, Stony Brook University Libraries
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Primary material
Documents and archives
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7910711: Valenti Angelo
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- “Valenti Angelo”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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