Antonio Cirino (1889-1983) [NRA 1926-1983]
A. Cirino ; Tony Cirino ;
[Born March 23, 1888 in Serino, Avellino, Campania, Italy – died November 23, 1983 in East Providence, Providence, RI]

SAL record control number: 65260 ;

Record level: Person ;

Record type: Artist ;

Biography:

Birth: March 23, 1888 in Serino, Avellino, Campania, Italy ;
Death: November 23, 1983 in East Providence, Providence, RI ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ; 
Zodiac: Aries ;

Known for: Marine paintings ; coastal scene paintings ; landscape paintings of New England ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Boats ; ships ; coast ; sea ; water ; trees ; landscape ; Connecticut ;

Areas: Serino, Avellino, Campania, Italy ; Providence, RI ; East Providence, Providence, RI ;
Region: Europe ; North East ;
Lived: Serino, Avellino, Campania, Italy ; Providence, RI ; East Providence, Providence, RI ;
Father: Liberato Cirino (1856-1936) ;
Mother: Filomena Maria Carmella (Ingino) Cirino (1849-1914) ;
Relatives: Antonetta (Anna or Annie) Cirino (1885-1928), sister ; Luisa Cirino (1886-1911), sister ; Liberato Cirino Jr. (1890-1911), brother ; Biagio D’Ascoli (1875-1899), half-brother ; Sabato Dascoli (1876-?), half-brother ; Giuseppe D’Ascoli (1878-1896), half-brother ; Assunta “Susie” D’Ascoli (1880-1955), half-sister ; Domenico (Jack) D’Ascoli Jr. (1882-1953), half-brother ;
Spouse: [none] ;
Children: [none] ;

Training: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI (1904-1909) ; Teachers’ College, Columbia University, New York, NY, bachelors of science (1912) ; France & Italy, sketching (1 year) ;
Instructors: Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922) ;
Work: Wrote: Jewelry Making and Design by Rose and Cirino (1917, 1946) ;

Taught: Practical Arts & Design, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, instructor (1911-1912) ; Illinois State Normal University,  Normal, IL (summer, 1913) ; Indiana University, Indiana, IL (summers 1914, 1915, 1916) ; Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, faculty member, head of division of education (art and industrial education) (1912 until his death) ;
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Member: Salmagundi, New York, NY, non-resident artist member (1926-1983) ; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA ; Ogunquit Art Center, Ogunquit, ME ; Academic Artists Association, Hartford, CT ; Audubon Artists, New York, NY ; Allied Artists of America, New York, NY ; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI ; Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA ; Rhode Island Arts Teachers Association, Providence, RI, president ; Rhode Institute of Instruction, Providence, RI ; North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA ; Eastern Arts Association, Harford, CT, president ; New England Industrial Art Teachers Association, MA? ; American Vocational Association, Berkley, CA (also originally Midwest) ; Utopian Club, Washington, DC ; Springfield Art League, Springfield, IL ; Connecticut Academy of the Fine Arts, CT ; Henry Barnard Club, RI ; American Federation of Arts, New York, NY ; National Association of Education, Philadelphia, PA ; Brown University Teachers Association, Providence, RI ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ; Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, CT ; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA ; North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA ; Ogunquit Art Centre, Ogunquit, ME ; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI ; Museum of Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI ; Dayton Ohio Art Institute, Dayton, OH ; Faunce House of Brown University, Providence, RI ; Boston Art Club, Boston, MA ; Springfield Art League, Springfield, MA ; Audubon Society pf Artists, New York,  NY ;
Awards: Springfield Art League, Springfield, MA, landscape prize ; Providence Art Club, Providence, RI, jubilee prize, members prize ; Ogunquit Art Center, Ogunquit, ME, honorable mention ; Salmagundi, New York, NY, Vezin landscape prize, member prize, auction prize.

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