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Last Name Amateis

Given Name Edmond Romulus

alt. Names E. R. A. ;

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Year born 1897 in Rome, Italy

Year died 1981

Place of death Clermont, Florida, USA

Father's occupation sculptor Louis Amateis (1855-1913): http://viaf.org/viaf/11654231 ;

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Education studied at Julian Academy, Paris & Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, New York

Country of Activity Italy

Worked for David G. Leach: Rhododendrons of the World (New York 1961) ; Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society ;

Patronage Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, Italy, 1921-24 ;

Collaborators

Techniques botanical pen-and-ink drawing ; non-scientific sculptures

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Archival sources www.aaa.si.edu/collections/edmond-r-amateis-papers-6765 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Amateis ;

Published sources Lawrence 1964: 13 ; The centennial dir. of the Amer. Academy in Rome (1995) ;

other Further Place of Activity: the United States of America (in 1964, E. A. lived in 1620 Fifth Str., Clermont, Florida, USA), known for garden-figure sculptures, large architectural sculptures for public buildings and portrait busts). Was a member of the National Academy of Design (president 1942-44), the National Institute of Arts & Letters, and the National Sculpture Society. See also: http://fmhibd.library.cmu.edu/HIBD-DB/ArtCat/recordlist.php?-skip=625&-max=25.

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