Artist

Gaetano Cecere

born New York City 1894-died Stamford, CT 1985
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Gaetano Cecere, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0079650
Born
New York, New York, United States
Died
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Active in
  • Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
  • Rome, Italy
Biography

Gaetano Cecere studied in Rome and later served as director of the Department of Sculpture at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York City. In 1940 he was selected to redecorate portions of the U.S. Capitol buildings House of Representatives Chamber. Later in his career, Cecere taught art at Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Works by this artist (11 items)

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Robert Franklin Gates, Untitled, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure, 1975.82.4
Untitled
Artist
Not on view
Robert Franklin Gates, Hatteras, 1965, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.118
Hatteras
Artist
Date1965
oil on canvas
Not on view
Robert Franklin Gates, Market, 1936, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.152
Market
Artist
Date1936
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view
Robert Franklin Gates, Tilgham Creek, 1968, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1968.108.1
Tilgham Creek
Artist
Date1968
etching
Not on view