Mary Ammirato-Collins
Mary Ammirato-Collins (atau Mary Collins Ammirato, lahir 3 April 1908, tanggal kematian tidak diketahui) adalah seorang seniman dan penyair yang lahir di Houston, Texas. Dia adalah seorang mahasiswa di Académie Julian di Paris.[1] Dia berpameran di Salon des Indépendants pada tahun 1937. Mary juga memamerkan enamelnya di atas tembaga selama kunjungannya ke AS di Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mary tinggal di Kepulauan Canary bersama suaminya Claudio Ammirato, yang adalah seorang seniman dan komposer, dan seorang fisikawan. Keduanya adalah teman lama pewaris Eleanor Post Hutton. Mary adalah teman perjalanan Eleanor dan juga seorang gadis Ziegfeld Follies di New York City di mana dia bertemu Claudio.
Ammirato-Collins menulis libretto untuk opera suaminya, Paradise Lost (A comedy for Modern Times).[2]
Karya[sunting | sunting sumber]
- 1973 – Woodstock Gallery, London (first one-woman exhibition)
- 1974 – Art Alliance, Philadelphia (first American exhibition)
- 1976 – Casino de Tenerife, Spain
- 1976 – Provincial Palace, Zaragoza, Spain
Buku[sunting | sunting sumber]
Ammirato was the author of several books of poems, some of which were illustrated by her husband Claudio Ammirato:
- The Beach at Sierra Helada (1935)
- Tapestry of Sleep (1936)
- Dustless Beauty (1937)
- Palm Tree Daughters (1938)
- Red Apples of Fall (1947)
- Spring in Olympus (1939).
Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]
- ^ Benezit Dictionnary of Artists
- ^ Senior, Evan (1970). Music and Musicians. London: Hansom Books. OCLC 1758885.
Referensi umum[sunting | sunting sumber]
- Weisberg, Gabriel P.; Becker, Jane R. (1999). Overcoming All Obstacles: The Women of the Académie Julian. New York: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-2756-7.
- Hamilton, Gerald (1976). Expone Mary Collins Ammirato. Madrid: Istituto Italiano di Cultura. OCLC 501154660.
- Woodstock Gallery (1973). "Catalogue of exhibit 24 April to 12 May 1973". Enamels. London. OCLC 501154659.
