Costantino Nivola

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Costantino Nivola was an Italian-born American sculptor and designer known for his modernist public artworks and innovative sandcasting techniques, particularly in architectural settings.

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instanceOf designer
human
modernist artist
sculptor
collaboratedWith Le Corbusier
architectural firms in the United States
countryOfCitizenship Italy
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-07-05
dateOfDeath 1988-05-06
educatedAt Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (ISIA), Monza
employer Olivetti
ethnicGroup Sardinian
linked to: Sardinian language
familyName Nivola
fieldOfWork industrial design
public art
sculpture
genre abstract sculpture
architectural sculpture
givenName Costantino
linked to: Constantine
hasCollectionIn Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Whitney Museum of American Art
hasMuseum Museo Nivola, Orani, Sardinia, Italy
influencedBy Mediterranean folk art
modernist architecture
knownFor architectural reliefs
modernist public artworks
sandcasting techniques in sculpture
migratedTo United States of America
movement Modernism
name Costantino Nivola
nationality American
Italian
nativeLanguage Italian
notableTechnique sandcasting in plaster and concrete
notableWork public artworks for housing projects in the United States
reliefs for Olivetti showroom, New York
occupation designer
sculptor
placeOfBirth Orani, Sardinia, Italy
placeOfBurial Orani, Sardinia, Italy
placeOfDeath East Hampton, New York, United States
residence East Hampton, New York
spouse Ruth Guggenheim Nivola
workLocation East Hampton, New York
New York City

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Green River Cemetery hasBurial Costantino Nivola
Costantino Nivola name Costantino Nivola