Biografie von Cosmo CAMPOLI (1922-1997)

Birth place: South Bend, IN

Addresses: Chicago, IL

Profession: Sculptor, educator

Studied: AIC, grad., 1950, Anna Louise Raymond traveling fellowship to Italy, France & Spain, 1950-1952.

Exhibited: The New Images of Man, MoMA, 1959; WMAA, 1960, 1962; US Info. Agency Show, Moscow & Petrograd; The Chicago School Exhibition, Galerie due Dragone, Paris, France; Festival of Two Worlds (sculpture exhib.), Spoleto, Italy; 30-yr. retrospective, Mus. Contemp. Art, Chicago, 1971. Awards: bronze med., Deleg. Nat. Educ.-Fisica, Madrid, 1969; Automotive Assn. Spain Award, An Expression of the Automobile Obsession, 1969; appointed Knight of Mark Twain, 1971.

Work: MoMA; Richmond Art Mus., Va.; Unitarian Church, Chicago, Ill.; City of Chicago Park Dist.; Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago; many pvt. colls.

Comments: Positions: juror, various shows in Chicago area, Nelson Gallery--Atkins Mus., Columbus Art League & Walker Art Ctr. Teaching: instr. adult art group, Hull House, 1947-1949; instr. sculpture, Contemp. Art Workshop, Chicago, 1952-; assoc. prof. sculpture, Inst. Design, Ill. Inst. Technol., 1953-, chmn. dept. sculpture, 1955-; vis. prof., Univ. Chicago, summers 1963-1965; lectr. original artist-mkt.-concept, Conf. World Affairs, Univ. Colo., 1972. Publications: auth., Artists Market," Alumni Assn. Newspaper, Sch. AIC, 1971.

Sources: WW73; Harold Haydon, rev., In: Chicago Sun-Times, May 9, 1971; Franz Schulze, rev., In: Chicago Daily News, May 29,1971; "Rev. of 30-yr. Retrospective," Fr. TV, June, 1971."