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Intro | American sculptor | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Artist Sculptor | |
Work field | Arts | |
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Birth | 17 August 1893, Bari, Province of Bari, Apulia, Italy | |
Death | 1960New York City, New York, USA (aged 66 years) | |
Star sign | Leo |
Biography
Cesare Stea (August 17, 1893 – 1960) was an American sculptor and painter.
Life
Stea was born in Bari, Italy. He studied at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, National Academy of Design, Cooper Union and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where he studied with Antoine Bourdelle. He variously studied with Hermon McNeil, Sterling Calder and Solon Borglum.
He was a member of the Federal Art Project. He created relief sculptures, "Men and Machines" (1939) in Newcomerstown, Ohio, "Industry" (1941) in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and "Sculptural Relief" (1936) at Bowery Bay Sewage Disposal Plant. His work can also be found in Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
Stea was a member of the National Sculpture Society.
His papers are held at the Archives of American Art.