Concetta Scaravaglione | |
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Born | New York City, US | July 9, 1900
Died | September 4, 1975 New York City, US | (aged 75)
Concetta Maria Scaravaglione (July 9, 1900 – September 4, 1975[1]) was an American sculptor. Her parents immigrated from Calabria, Italy, and Concetta was the youngest of nine children.[2] She is known for her monumental figurative sculpture, her work for the Federal Art Project (FAP), and her teaching career.[2] In 1946 she received a grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 1947 was the first woman to receive the American Academy's Prix de Rome award in visual arts.