Anna Salvatore (1923 - 18 May 1978) was an Italian painter, sculptress, writer and socialite.
Anna Salvatore | |
|---|---|
 Salvatore in 1952 | |
| Born | 1923 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 18 May 1978 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Painter |
Life and career
editBorn in Rome, Salvatore studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze under Ottone Rosai,[1] Galileo Chini and Felice Carena,[2] and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.[3] She held her first exhibition in 1940.[4] A member of the neorealist movement, she became first known thanks to her portraits of suburban people.[5][6]
Salvatore took part in the XXIV e XXVIII Venice Biennale and in the V, VI and VIII Rome Quadriennale exhibitions.[3][5] An "exponent of a deeply popular and socially engaged form of painting"[7] and a major figure in the cultural and social life of her hometown, she owned the Il Pincio Gallery in Piazza del Popolo.[5]
In 1959, Salvatore played herself in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita.[8] In 1966, she made her literary debut with the novel Subliminal tu.[6][9] She also served as professor of history of costumes at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.[3] Married and separated from writer and film director Pasquale Festa Campanile,[4] she died of brain aneurysm on 18 May 1978 at the Policlinico Umberto I in her hometown.[6] She has been described as "a larger than life persona" who "made her one of the most talked-about cultural figures of her day".[9]
References
edit- ^ Rendina, Claudio (2000). "Salvatore, Anna". La grande enciclopedia di Roma: personaggi, curiosità, monumenti, storia, arte e folclore della Città Eterna dalle origini al Duemila. Newton & Compton. p. 1072. ISBN 978-88-8289-316-3.
- ^ Providenti, Elio (2009). Nuove archeologie: Pirandello e altri scritti. Polistampa. p. 72. ISBN 978-88-596-0518-8.
- ^ a b c Falossi, Giorgio (1988). "Salvatore Anna". Pittori e scultori italiani del 900. Il Quadrato. p. 584.
- ^ a b "Animò i salotti culturali romani". Stampa Sera. No. 113. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b c VV, AA (13 October 2023). Un oceano di stile: Produzione e consumo di Made in Italy negli Stati Uniti del dopoguerra. Mimesis. p. 122. ISBN 979-12-223-0593-6.
- ^ a b c "Morta la pittrice Anna Salvatore". La Stampa. No. 113. 19 May 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Poli, Marco (2004). Cento anni Fabbri: 1905-2005. Compositori. p. 81. ISBN 978-88-7794-484-9.
- ^ Costa, Antonio (2010). Federico Fellini: La dolce vita (in Italian). Lindau. p. 40. ISBN 978-88-7180-847-5.
- ^ a b Fortune, Jane; Falcone, Linda (2010). "Anna Salvatore". Invisible Women. TheFlorentinePress. p. 215. ISBN 978-88-902434-5-5.