Cesare Stea (August 17, 1893 – 1960) was an American sculptor and painter.

Life

Stea was born in

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. He studied at the

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and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where he studied with

Antoine Bourdelle Antoine Bourdelle (; 30 October 1861 – 1 October 1929), born Émile Antoine Bordelles, was an influential and prolific French sculptor and teacher. He was a student of Auguste Rodin, a teacher of Giacometti and Henri Matisse, and an important ...

. He variously studied with Hermon McNeil, Sterling Calder and Solon Borglum. He was a member of the

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. He created relief sculptures, "Men and Machines" (1939) in Newcomerstown, Ohio,Newcomerstown.us The Coshocton Tribune – June 28, 1939. Decorative Bas Relief Is Hung In Lobby of Local Post Office
/ref> "Industry" (1941) in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and "Sculptural Relief" (1936) at Bowery Bay Sewage Disposal Plant. His work can also be found in

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in New York and the

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in Washington D.C. Stea was a member of the National Sculpture Society. His papers are held at the

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.Cesare Stea papers at the Archives of American Art
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References

External links

"New York Sculpture during the Federal Project"
Eleanor Carr, ''Art Journal'', Vol. 31, No. 4 (Summer, 1972), pp. 397–403
Cesare Stea at Ask Art
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