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Valenti Angelo
American writer
Valenti Angelo | |
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Born | June 23, 1897 Massarosa, Italy |
Died | September 3, 1982 (1982-09-04) (aged 85) San Francisco, California, US |
Occupation | printmaker, illustrator and author |
Nationality | Italian, American |
Notable works |
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Notable awards | Newbery Honor for Nino in 1939 |
Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) (variant name Valenti Michael Angelo) was an Italian-Americanprintmaker, illustrator and author, born June 23, 1897, in Massarosa, Italy.
He immigrated to the United States, living first in New York City then settling in Antioch, California. At the age of nineteen, Angelo moved to San Francisco, working by day as a labourer and spending his evenings and weekends at libraries and museums.
He soon became a versatile artist and an especially skilled engraver and printer. Angelo's favo