James Novelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885  |
| Died | 1940 (aged 54–55) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
James Salvatore John Novelli (October 18, 1885 - May 31, 1940) was an Italian American sculptor known for his funeral and war memorials. [1]
James Novelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1940 (aged 54–55) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
James Salvatore John Novelli (October 18, 1885 - May 31, 1940) was an Italian American sculptor known for his funeral and war memorials. [1]
Novelli was born in 1885 in Sulmona, Italy. His family settled in lower Manhattan in New York, and he was raised in a tenement house on Mulberry Street in the Five Points, which became the heart of Little Italy. [2]
In 1903, Novelli returned to Italy to study and graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1908. [2] As a student, he earned an honorable mention for his work submitted to the 1906 International Exposition in Paris. [2] [3] He participated in the New York competition about "conceptions of war" in 1915. [4]
He later lived in Chelsea and received numerous commissions. After marrying, he lived in Queens, with his wife, Lillian, and son. [2]
His career foundering during the Depression, he worked with the city's monument crew. Novelli committed suicide in 1940. [2] [5]
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