Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (July 12, 1912 in
Viareggio
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Province of Lucca
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– January 23, 1992) was an Italian-born American artist and illustrator. He is best known for his collaborations with writer
Ray Bradbury
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, beginning in 1952.
Biography
He was born Giuseppe Mugnaini in
Viareggio
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and immigrated with his family to America when he was three months old. He and his family resided on Solano Avenue in Los Angeles during the 1930s, and
Altadena
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during the late 1950s. He became an American citizen in 1941.
He taught art at the Pasadena School of Fine Arts, among others.
He died in
Los Angeles
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on January 23, 1992.
[Ancestry.com. ''California Death Index, 1940-1997'' atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.]
Bibliography
Books by Mugnaini include:
* ''Drawing: A Search for Form'' (1965)
* ''Oil painting: Techniques and Materials'' (1969)
* ''The Hidden Elements of Drawing'' (1974)
* ''Joseph Mugnaini: Drawings and Graphics'' (1982)
* ''Expressive Drawing: A Schematic Approach'' (1989)
References
Further reading
* ''Who Was Who in American Art''. 2nd edition. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Sound View Press, 1999. .
* ''A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists''. By Robert Weinberg. Greenwood Press, 1988. .
* ''Who's Who in American Art''. 12th edition. R.R. Bowker, 1976.
* ''Biography Index''. Volume 6. H.W. Wilson Co., 1965.
External links
Oral Histories and Interviews Audio interview of Joseph Mugnaini on Illustrating for Ray BradburyPhotography of Joseph Mugnaini with illustration for BradburyPhotograph of Ray Bradbury with Mugnaini paintingBook: ''Wilderness Of The Mind: The Art Of Joseph Mugnaini''''Icarus Montgolfier Wright'' 1962 film; illustrated and voiced by Joe Mugnaini
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1912 births
1992 deaths
People from Viareggio
20th-century American painters
American male painters
American illustrators
Italian illustrators
Painters from Tuscany
Otis College of Art and Design alumni
Artists from Los Angeles
Italian emigrants to the United States
20th-century American male artists