Domingo Periconi
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Domingo Francisco Mario Periconi (born January 22, 1883 in Reggio Calabria,
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) was an artist. His commercial specialty was
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themes, and his work can be found on the front cover of many
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of the 1930s. Periconi immigrated to the
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in 1904 and settled in
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,
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. He was classically trained at the National Academy of Fine Arts School in New York City and painted in many mediums. His wife, Elizabeth Millspaugh, was born about 1885 in New York. They were married in 1910. Domingo had one son, Eugene Alexis Periconi, who was also an artist. In addition to pulp fiction magazine covers, Periconi painted numerous
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of
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as well as upstate New York. His paintings were always signed “DFM Periconi.” His work can be seen on the front cover of the pulp magazine ''Jungle Stories'', including ''Sangroo the Sun-God'' and ''The Trumpeting Herd''.''Jungle Stories'', October 1931, vol 1 #2. H.A. McComas, ed. $.25. 160 pp. New York. Clayton Magazines, Inc. Domingo Periconi was also the cover artist of the following: ''Ace-High Magazine'' Aug. #1 1931; ''Ace-High Magazine'' Oct. #1 1931; ''Wild West Weekly'' Feb. 6, 1932; ''Ace-High Magazine'' Mar. #1 1932; ''Ace-High Magazine'' May 1932; ''Ace-High Magazine'' Sept. 1932; and ''Ace-High Magazine'' Jan. #1 1933.


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Periconi Family History site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Periconi, Domingo F. 1883 births American illustrators Year of death missing People from Reggio Calabria Artists from New York City Italian emigrants to the United States