Virgil Cantini (1919-2009) who received both local and national recognition for his works in enamel and steel was also a long term faculty member at The University of Pittsburgh. Cantini was originally a native Italian and attended Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon). Cantini went on to earn a master’s in fine arts at the University of Pittsburgh in 1948, and was granted an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Duquesne University in 1982.
A decades long resident of the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, 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 and a multitude of his orginal art work is also available at Weisshouse. In 1953 he was named one of the “Hundred Leaders of Tomorrow” by Time Magazine. In 1956, the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts named Cantini the region’s Artist of the Year. By 1959, Cantini was considered among the most prominent contemporary enamelists, with his work included regularly in New York’s Museum of Contemporary Crafts exhibitions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiqeGuZc_Pshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGFTujNPqlM
A decades long resident of the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, 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 and a multitude of his orginal art work is also available at Weisshouse. In 1953 he was named one of the “Hundred Leaders of Tomorrow” by Time Magazine. In 1956, the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts named Cantini the region’s Artist of the Year. By 1959, Cantini was considered among the most prominent contemporary enamelists, with his work included regularly in New York’s Museum of Contemporary Crafts exhibitions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiqeGuZc_Pshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGFTujNPqlM
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| Virgil Cantini instructing a class at the University of Pittsburgh during the 1956-57 school year |
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| Outdoor Steel Sculpture Fountain of Joy People |
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| Ink on Paper by Virgil Cantini. 1970. $ 450 |
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| Ink on Paper by Virgil Cantini. 1970. $ 450 |
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