Another artist who died younga heart attack at age forty-three--Attilio Salemme's paintings juxtapose elongated vertical rectangles in complex relationships that suggest groups of "presences," near human beings lonely in their inability to break through the artist's geometric overlay to attain human status.
Salemme was born in 1911 in Boston of a father who also died as a young man. Called upon to help support his mother and sister, Salemme left school, eventually joining the Marines at a (showing 500 of 1366 characters). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriber Members, please Log On for artist biographies and for all services.
|
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership, which includes biography access, auction records, and many other features available to our day, month, or yearly Subscriber Members! | | This artist's biography is accessible freely to anyone every Friday. |
|
|