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 (5 items)

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Alfred Bendiner, Afternoon of a Middle-Aged Faun, 1948, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation, 1988.81.2
Afternoon of a Middle-Aged Faun
Artist
Date1948
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Alfred Bendiner, Sweet Innocence, 1936, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation, 1988.81.3
Sweet Innocence
Artist
Date1936
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Alfred Bendiner, Queenie's, 1953, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation, 1988.81.4
Queenie’s
Artist
Date1953
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Alfred Bendiner, Mardi Gras In Haiti, 1946, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation, 1988.81.5
Mardi Gras In Haiti
Artist
Date1946
lithograph on paper
Not on view