Eli Raphael Marozzi (1913–1999) was a sculptor,

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, teacher, and illustrator. He was born in Motegallo, Italy, but came to the United States as a child and grew up in

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. He served in the United States military from 1941 to 1943. Marozzi received a bachelor's degree from the

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in 1949 and a master's degree from the

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in 1952. His public sculptures include: * ''Nartanam'', a cast white marble aggregate relief sculpture at the Tennent Art Foundation Gallery,

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, 1958 * ''The Cat'', a concrete sculpture at

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, 1970 * ''As You Like It'',

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sculpture at Honolulu Stadium State Park,

, 1981 * ''

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'', a white Vermont marble sculpture at President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School,

, 1982 * ''Kuikahi'', a

sculpture at

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, 1985 In addition to his art and teaching, Marozzi traveled extensively in India, heightening his interest in Indian art and philosophy. His sculpture ''

'', installed at Jefferson Elementary School in

, shows the Indian Hindu influence on the artist's style. He founded the Vedanta Society of Hawaii, and served as president from its inception. He illustrated the book, ''Buddhist Stories for Children'' by E. K. Shinkaku Hunt (published by Takiko Ichinose, 1959 ASIN: B0007HEFCU). Marozzi died in a

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on August 31, 1999 at age 86.Morse, Harold, "Honolulu sculptor, artist Eli R. Marozzi dies at 86" in ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'', Sept. 8, 1999
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Printed works

* Hunt, E. K. Shinkaku & illustrated by Eli R. Marozzi, ''Buddhist Stories for Children'', Honolulu, Takiko Ichinose, 1959 ASIN: B0007HEFCU * Master of Arts Thesis

Footnotes

References

* Falk, Peter Hastings, ''Who Was Who in American Art'', Madison, CT, Sound View Press, 1999. * Morse, Harold, ''Honolulu sculptor, artist Eli R. Marozzi dies at 86'', Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 8, 1999. * Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, ''Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces'', University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 35, 94.

External links

Eli Marozzi in AskArt.com

Eli Marozzi in the Art Inventories Catalog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Hawaii State foundation on Culture and the Arts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marozzi, Eli American sculptors Italian sculptors Artists from Hawaii Vedanta Italian ceramists 1999 deaths 1913 births 20th-century American ceramists Italian emigrants to the United States University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni University of Washington alumni