This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Bologna, Italy on Dec. 25, 1882. Ronchi was educated at the University of Milan. He immigrated to NYC in 1908 and was sub-editor of several New York Italian dailies. He settled in San Francisco in 1910 and was associate editor of L’Italia for many years. He also taught Italian at UC Berkeley before his death in San Francisco on Nov. 30, 1944. Member: Bohemian Club; SF Art Commission. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
California Arts and Architecture list, 1932; Death record; SF Chronicle, 12-1-1944 (obituary). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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