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Birth
1911 (Marche, Italy)
Death
2005
Lived/Active
California
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nude figure, streetscene, graphics, etching, lithography
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Born in Marche, Italy on May 19, 1911. "Wedo" Georgetti came to America at age one. After a brief period in St Paul, the family settled in Tacoma, Washington. He grew up, attended high school, and began to study art there. After moving to California in 1934, he shipped out of San Francisco as a merchant seaman for many years. Visiting the ports of the world, Georgetti obtained much of his subject matter from his travels. Working in oil and watercolor, he painted many nudes and street scenes. He lived in Sausalito on San Francisco Bay until his death on December 12, 2005.
Exhibited: Paul Elder Gallery (San Francisco), 1942 (solo); Oakland
Art Gallery, 1942-44; Maxwell Gallery (San Francisco), 1940s;
California Society of Etchers, 1940s (awards); Society of American
Graphic Artists (New York City), 1944; Crocker Art Gallery
(Sacramento), 1944 (solo); De Young Museum, 1945 (solo); California
Palace of Legion of Honor, 1948; San Francisco Art Festival, 1950; City
of Paris (San Francisco), 1970 (solo).
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  The following was submitted by his niece Patricia Endicott-Greco in May of 2006: Just wanted you to know that my uncle, Wedo Georgetti, passed away at his home peacefully on December 12, 2005. He will be greatly missed by family, friends and acquaintences. He was a remarkable artist and human being. It was a pleasure to have conversations with this great man. My mother, Wedo's sister, and myself were very fortunate to have spent a few weeks with him in August of 2005, just months before his death.
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