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Alberto Burri

Alberto Burri (1915 - 1995) was active/lived in California, Texas / Italy, France.  Alberto Burri is known for Abstract painting, collage-'Art Informal'.

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The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California:
Alberto Burri was born in 1915 at Citta de Castelli, in Perugia, Italy.  His father was a wine merchant from Tuscany; his mother was a schoolteacher from Umbria.  He was steeped in the local country traditions, the rich folklore.  Although he had studied art and art history in high school, at the University of Perugia, he studied medicine. 

During World War II, he was serving as a medical officer in the Italian Army in North Africa when he was captured by the Americans.  During the empty days of his long imprisonment in Texas as an American war prisoner he turned to painting. 

In 1945 he returned to Rome; he held his first exhibition there in 1948.  He exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1952 and in 1980 was awarded the international Critics' Prize.  He also exhibited in Chicago and at the Museum of Modern A   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5156 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Alberto Burri

   Alberto Burri  Born:  1915 - Citta di Castello, Italy
Died:   1995 - Nice, France
Known for:  Abstract painting, collage-'Art Informal'

The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California:
Alberto Burri was born in 1915 at Citta de Castelli, in Perugia, Italy.  His father was a wine merchant from Tuscany; his mother was a schoolteacher from Umbria.  He was steeped in the local country traditions, the rich folklore.  Although he had studied art and art history in high school, at the University of Perugia, he studied medicine. 

During World War II, he was serving as a medical officer in the Italian Army in North Africa when he was captured by the Americans.  During the empty days of his long imprisonment in Texas as an American war prisoner he turned to painting. 

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