Daniel R. Celentano

1902–1980

Introduction

Daniel Celentano (1902–1980) was an American Scene artist who made realistic paintings of everyday life in New York, particularly within the Italian neighborhood of East Harlem where he lived, known as Italian Harlem. During the Great Depression he painted murals in the same style for the Section of Painting and Sculpture and the Federal Art Project.

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First acquired
1937

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