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Revision as of 21:06, 26 December 2011
Emanuel Glicen Romano | |
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 1936 mural | |
| Born | 1897 |
| Died | 1984 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Emanuel Glicenstein |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Parent | Enrico Glicenstein |
Emanuel Glicen Romano or Emanuel Glicenstein (1897? – 1984) was a painter born in Italy. He emigrated to America and spent some time in Safed in Israel where he organised a museum for his father's work.
Life
Emanuel Glicenstein was born in Rome on 23 September 1897. His father Henryk Glicenstein was a sculptor and he was living in Rome with his wife Helena (born Hirszenberg) when Emanuel was born.[1] His father obtained Italian citizenship and adopted the name Enrico. Emanuel was brought up in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England and Poland.[2] in 1926 Emanuel and his father sailed for New York. They briefly visited Chicago. Glicenstein's sister and mother joined them in New York years later. Romano changed his name when he was in America and some have erroneously thought this was to avoid Jewish discrimination. However Romano changed his name in order that he could create his own success and to avoid being accused of exploiting his father's fame. In 1936 Romano was working for the Federal Art Project creating murals. (see picture)[3]
In 1944 Romano had completed his studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago and he taught at the City College of New York in 1944.[4] Emanuel's father had died in 1942 in a car accident before they could travel to Israel.[1]
Glicenstein moved in Safed in Israel in 1953 to set up a museum in his father's memory. In !984 Glicenstein died and the following year the Glicenstein museum became the Israel Bible Museum and many valuable paintings were stored away.
In 2008 the Deputy Mayor of Safed was charged with stealing paintings including one by Mane-Katz which was recognised by a curator in Haifa. The paintings that had been put in storage included ones by Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet and Paul Cezanne.[2][5]
Legacy
Romano has paintings in the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[6] Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Boston Fine Arts Museum, the Fogg Museum and the Musée Nacional de France. His notable portraits include Marianne Moore, his father and William Carlos Williams.[4] Romano created a portrait of T.S. Eliot[4] as well as woodcuts to illustrate an edition of Eliot's The Waste Land.[7]
References
- ^ a b Sokol, Stanley S; Mrotek Kissane, Sharon F; Abramowicz, Alfred L (1992). The Polish Biographical Dictionary. p. 477. ISBN 9780865162457.
- ^ a b "Enrico Glicenstein". Ratner Museum. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ Emanuel Glicen Romano, Archives of American Art
- ^ a b c Emanuel (Glicenstein( Romano, accessed December 2011
- ^ "Safed deputy mayor indicted for stealing art". Museum Security Network. 28 October 2008.
- ^ Painting in IMA, accessed December 2011
- ^ "Emanuel Romano, 87, Dies;Painter and Book Illustrator". New York Times. 16 November 1984. Retrieved 22 December 2011.