LOUIS DI VALENTIN’S CV

The following CV is from a printed copy found among some works by family. A photostat of the printed CV is available here: di Valentin cv

 

Louis Di Valentin was an artist whose work included painting, sculpture, murals, portraits, cover designs, and illustrations. His artistic training included study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, Italy; the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C.; the San Francisco School of Fine Arts in California; and the Art Students League of New York City.

EDUCATION

Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Italy
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.
San Francisco School of Fine Arts, California
Art Students League of New York City

EXHIBITIONS

Carnegie Institute
Pennsylvania Academy
New York City Academy of Arts and Letters
Springfield Museum
San Antonio Museum
Corcoran Biennial
Toledo Museum
Milwaukee Institute
Washington Artists
Catholic University
The Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut
Three one-man shows at Milch Galleries, New York City

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Admiral Reid-Hill, U.S.C.G.
New York Academy of Arts and Letters
Milwaukee Institute
Athens Museum, Athens, Georgia
Birmingham Museum
San Antonio Museum
Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Edward Durrell Stone
His Eminence Terence Cardinal Cooke
Bishop Weldon
The Choate School
Springfield High School
U.S. Naval Academy
U.S. Capitol
Concord, New Hampshire Capitol
Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, New York
U.S. Coast Guard, New London, Connecticut
Admiral C. Nimitz, New London, Connecticut

THE LINCOLN HALL COLLECTION

Moses — Bronze
Lincoln — Bronze
Lincoln — Oil
C. Batchelor — Bronze
J. Hennessy — Oil
La Salle Group — Bronze

AWARDS

First Hallgarten Prize, National Academy, New York City
Clarke Prize, National Academy of Art, New York City
Salmagundi Prize, New York City
Arizona State Award

LISTED IN

Who’s Who
Who’s Who in American Art
Best of Art by Emily Genauer
Fruit of the Vine by Grace Turnbull

COVER DESIGNS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Bend Sinister — cover for Time-Life Reading Program
Naked to Mine Enemies — Time-Life Reading Program
Disraeli — cover for Time-Life Reading Program
Head on London Bridge — cover and illustrations, by Helene Magaret, Bruce Publishing Co., Milwaukee
A Child’s Day, by Maria di Valentin, Bruce Publishing Co.
Sculpture for Beginners, Sterling Publishing Co., New York City
Color in Oil Painting, Sterling Publishing Co., New York City
Everyday Pleasures of Sculpture, James Heineman, Publisher
Encyclopedia of Crafts, Sterling Publishing Co.
Practical Leathercraft, MacMillan, 1972
Sculpturing with Wax, Sterling Publishing Co., New York City, 1973
Candle Making, Emerson, 1974

SCULPTURE

Seven statues for the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Heroic group for St. Matthew Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
28-foot bas-relief for the University of Indiana
Two 9-foot panels for the University of Indiana dining room chapels
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Springfield High School, Springfield, Massachusetts
Pope Pius X, Graymoor Franciscan Seminary, Garrison, New York
U.S. Naval Academy, “Michelson’s Experiment,” Annapolis, Maryland

SCULPTURE FOR THE U.S.

U.S. Department of the Interior, San Francisco, California

PAINTING FOR THE U.S.

World’s Fair
U.S. Medical Naval Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Designed mannequin for medical trainees
Designed and executed transparent mural with space station, rockets, and missiles
Designed and executed two dioramas, with model and painting, Operation Deepfreeze; seascape

MURALS

Three 18-foot murals for the U.S. Department of the Interior, San Francisco
One 48-foot mural for the Bridgeport City Trust Company
Three murals for Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, New York
Two murals for the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

PORTRAITS

Admiral Reid-Hill, U.S.C.G.
Senator Borah
Admiral Waeshe, U.S.C.G. Academy, New London, Connecticut
Senator Styles Bridges, State Capitol, Concord, New Hampshire
His Eminence Terence Cardinal Cooke
Albert Michelson
Saint Benilde
Bonaventure Thomas McGinty, Director of Lincoln Hall; President of Manhattan College
Charles Austin Regan, Director of Lincoln Hall; recipient of CYO Champion Award
Stephen O’Hara, Director of Lincoln Hall, Provincial of Long Island-New England District
Augustine Loes, Director of Lincoln Hall, Provincial of the New York District
Christian V. Hynes, Director of Lincoln Hall
Christopher Foley, Director of Lincoln Hall

TEACHING AND CONSULTING

Instructor, Catholic University, 1942
Private classes, 1948–1958
Art consultant for the U.S.I.A., 1959

NOTES

Books illustrated by Louis Di Valentin have been used to instruct classes in sculpture and oil painting at Marymount College, Lincoln Hall, The Choate School, and other institutions throughout the United States and Canada.