Biografie von Frank GALLO (1933-2019)

Birth place: Toledo, OH

Addresses: Urbana, IL

Profession: Sculptor, lithographer, educator

Studied: Toledo Mus. School Art, B.F.A., 1954; Cranbrook Acad. Art, 1955; Univ. Iowa, M.F.A., 1959.

Exhibited: PAFA, 1960; WMAA, 1964-68; Butler IA, 1965; Toronto Int. Sculpture Symposium, 1967; Kennedy Mem. Exhib.; Venice Biennale, 1968. Awards: first prize, Des Moines, 1958; prize, Interior Valley Competition, Cincinnati, 1961; Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, 1966.

Work: MoMA; WMAA; AIC; Los Angeles Mus. Art; CMA; Hirshhorn Mus. Commissions: commemorative medal for Civil Eng., Univ. Illinois.

Comments: Noted for his figural sculptures of women, modeled in polyester resin reinforced with fiberglass. Teaching: sculpture professor, Univ. Illinois, 1960-.

Sources: WW73; Baigell, Dictionary; Falk, Exh. Record Series.