About: Virgil Cantini

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Virgil David Cantini (February 28, 1919 – May 2, 2009) was an American enamelist,sculptor and educator. He was well known for innovation with enamel and steel and received both local and national recognition for his work, including honorary awards, competitive prizes and commissions, along with a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1957. Cantini long served as a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, where he helped to create the Department of Studio Arts. A longtime resident of the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cantini died on May 2, 2009 at the age of 90. Today, many of his large scale works are on display throughout the city of Pittsburgh.

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  • Virgil David Cantini (February 28, 1919 – May 2, 2009) was an American enamelist,sculptor and educator. He was well known for innovation with enamel and steel and received both local and national recognition for his work, including honorary awards, competitive prizes and commissions, along with a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1957. Cantini long served as a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, where he helped to create the Department of Studio Arts. A longtime resident of the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cantini died on May 2, 2009 at the age of 90. Today, many of his large scale works are on display throughout the city of Pittsburgh. (en)
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  • Davinci Medal (en)
  • Pope Paul VI Bishop's Medal (en)
  • Time Magazine "Hundred Leaders of Tomorrow" (en)
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  • Virgil Cantini instructing a class at the University of Pittsburgh during the 1956-57 school year (en)
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  • Pittsburgh (en)
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  • Virgil D. Cantini (en)
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  • Italian-American, (en)
  • U.S. Resident since 1930 (en)
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  • "Joy of Life" (en)
  • "Man" sculpture (en)
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  • BFA, Carnegie Mellon University, (en)
  • Hon. D., Duquesne University (en)
  • MFA, University of Pittsburgh (en)
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  • Virgil David Cantini (February 28, 1919 – May 2, 2009) was an American enamelist,sculptor and educator. He was well known for innovation with enamel and steel and received both local and national recognition for his work, including honorary awards, competitive prizes and commissions, along with a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1957. Cantini long served as a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, where he helped to create the Department of Studio Arts. A longtime resident of the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cantini died on May 2, 2009 at the age of 90. Today, many of his large scale works are on display throughout the city of Pittsburgh. (en)
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