Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli, also known as Dorothy Puccinelli Cravath (December 19, 1901 – May 24, 1974),[1] was a New Deal-era artist and muralist. She was based in San Francisco, California.
Her first marriage was to artist Raymond Puccinelli which ended in divorce. In 1941, Dorothy married Austin Cravath (brother of artist Ruth Cravath) and together they had a daughter named Anne.[2][4]
^Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli and Raymond Puccinelli(PDF). 1937.
^Two San Francisco Artists and Their Contemporaries, 1920–1975(PDF). Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley & The Bancroft Library. 1977.
^ ab"Post Office: Puccinelli Mural". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^"California New Deal Art". WPAmurals.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ ab"San Francisco Zoo, Mother's House Murals". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^. Art Deco Society. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^"Senate's stimulus bill is nothing like Roosevelt's New Deal". McClatchy DC. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^"Event: Save the SF Zoo's Mother's Building". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^Community Murals. San Francisco International Community Muralists' Magazine. Community Muralists' Network. 1983. p. 9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
External links
The Bancroft Library and Regional Oral History Office, San Francisco Artists Series Transcript with Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli Cravath and Ruth Cravath from 1977 and 1974
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dorothy, wagner, puccinelli, also, known, dorothy, puccinelli, cravath, december, 1901, 1974, deal, artist, muralist, based, francisco, california, dorothy, puccinelliborndorothy, wagner, 1901, december, 1901san, antonio, texas, diedmay, 1974, 1974, aged, berk. Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli also known as Dorothy Puccinelli Cravath December 19 1901 May 24 1974 1 was a New Deal era artist and muralist She was based in San Francisco California Dorothy W PuccinelliBornDorothy Wagner 1901 12 19 December 19 1901San Antonio Texas U S DiedMay 24 1974 1974 05 24 aged 72 Berkeley California U S NationalityAmericanOther namesDorothy Puccinelli CravathAlma materCalifornia School of Fine Arts Rudolph Schaeffer School of DesignYears active1919 c 1940StyleWPA era murals and paintingsSpouse s Raymond PuccinelliAustin CravathChildren1Biography EditBorn as Dorothy Wagner on December 19 1901 in San Antonio Texas at age five her family moved and settling in Half Moon Bay California 2 In 1919 she enrolled at the California School of Fine Arts now known as San Francisco Art Institute and then continued in 1925 at the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco to studied with Beniamino Bufano 2 3 Her first marriage was to artist Raymond Puccinelli which ended in divorce In 1941 Dorothy married Austin Cravath brother of artist Ruth Cravath and together they had a daughter named Anne 2 4 In 1937 Puccinelli created a 6 x 8 tempera on canvas mural called Vacheros at the post office in Merced California 5 6 The mural was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts 5 In 1939 Puccinelli worked with artist Helen Katharine Forbes to paint the interior four panel murals of the Mother s Building at the San Francisco Zoo 7 8 The four murals depict a Noah s Ark theme with animals and were funded by Federal Art Project FAP and Works Progress Administration WPA 7 9 From 1978 until 2002 the Mother s Building served as a gift shop for the zoo the mural is now in need of restoration and the room is only used for special events 10 In 1960 and 1975 Puccinelli and Emmy Lou Packard restored murals including Coit Tower 11 References Edit Dorothy W PUCCINELLI 1901 1974 California Art Research Archive Retrieved 2016 03 14 a b c Dorothy Puccinelli AskArt Retrieved 2016 03 14 Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli and Raymond Puccinelli PDF 1937 Two San Francisco Artists and Their Contemporaries 1920 1975 PDF Berkeley CA University of California Berkeley amp The Bancroft Library 1977 a b Post Office Puccinelli Mural Living New Deal Retrieved 2016 03 14 California New Deal Art WPAmurals com Retrieved 2016 03 14 a b San Francisco Zoo Mother s House Murals Living New Deal Retrieved 2016 03 14 The Art Deco Preservation Awards Art Deco Society Archived from the original on 2017 01 10 Retrieved 2016 03 14 Senate s stimulus bill is nothing like Roosevelt s New Deal McClatchy DC Retrieved 2016 03 14 Event Save the SF Zoo s Mother s Building Living New Deal Retrieved 2016 03 14 Community Murals San Francisco International Community Muralists Magazine Community Muralists Network 1983 p 9 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link External links EditThe Bancroft Library and Regional Oral History Office San Francisco Artists Series Transcript with Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli Cravath and Ruth Cravath from 1977 and 1974 This article about a painter from the United States born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli amp oldid 1077803606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
