Connecticut WPA Art – Page 8 – Connecticut State Library

Covelli, Vito

Posted on July 16, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

From Tree to Stump by Vito Covelli Oil on Canvas

Covelli, Vito (1882-1958)In 1882 Vito Covelli was born in southern Italy in the city of Bari. He attended public schools and night school studying electricity and electrical chemistry. He began his study of art under Ugenti in 1890. He came to the United States in 1903. In New York City in 1905, he studied art under Kenyon Cox. Covelli became a well known landscape painter, and...

Collins, John

Posted on July 16, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Collins, John (?)The only evidence that exists documenting John Collins’ participation in the Connecticut Federal Arts Project consists of two photographs showing him painting. We know nothing about his life.Works of Art Listed in CT Archives' database from John Collins:Collins, John

Cavaliere, Thomas

Posted on July 18, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Cavaliere, Thomas (?)Thomas Cavaliere created three easel works and one mural for the WPA Federal Arts Project. His mural American History was painted in fresco at the Ivy Street School in New Haven. His other works were allocated to the Scotland, Connecticut Board of Education and the Laurel Heights Sanatorium. His dates of birth and death are unknown. Sources: WPA Artist’s Wo...

Carroll, Leon

Posted on July 16, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Carroll, Leon V. (1887-1937)There is little known about Leon V. Carroll. He specialized in painting floral still life. He exhibited at shows and galleries in New York City and Connecticut. In 1937 he created three easel paintings for the WPA Federal Arts Project. Though his dates of birth and death are known, the places of these events are not. Sources: WPA Artist’s Work Card;...

Burdick, John E

Posted on July 16, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Burdick, John E. (1872-?)John Burdick was born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1872. He completed high school at the Norwich Free Academy, going on to study at the Norwich Art School, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Art Students League in New York, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and in France and Italy. For 17 years Burdick worked for noted N...

Brown, Samuel E.

Posted on July 16, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Brown, Samuel E. (1903-1983)Samuel Brown was born in 1903. He worked for the Public Works of Art Project and began work for the WPA Federal Arts Project in November of 1935. He completed a total of 36 easel works and one mural. Brown was adept at painting portraits, completing a number of them for the Westport Library in 1936. His other work was allocated to Redding Hill School...

Benson, Leslie

Posted on July 15, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Benson, Leslie Langille (1885-1972)Leslie Benson was born on March 15, 1885, in Mahone, Nova Scotia. He attended the School of Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Erie Pape School, and the Fenway School. He drew illustrations for magazines in the 1920’s and 1930’s and then became a book illustrator. Later in his life, Benson went into the field of religious art. He was a member of ...

Benoit, Edward

Posted on July 15, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Benoit, Edward (?)Edward Benoit worked with George West lettering and painting signs for East Rock and West Rock Parks using larcoloid, an acrylic latex gloss enamel applied to primed metal surfaces. The signs were directional placed along nature trails; textual describing the life cycle, behavior, and habitats of birds, insects, mammals, and vegetation and explaining natural p...

Bellis, Daisy Maud

Posted on July 15, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Bellis, Daisy Maud (1887-?)Daisy Maud Bellis was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on February 16, 1887. She studied art at the Massachusetts School of Art, the University of Vermont, Breckenridge School of Painting, and in schools and studios in Montreal and Paris. In 1936 she was elected as a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. Bellis taught art at Salem College, Wins...

Bellin, Milton R.

Posted on July 15, 2008June 4, 2016 by CT State Library

Bellin, Milton Rockwell (1913-1997)Milton Rockwell Bellin was born in New Haven, Connecticut on June 6, 1913. He attended the Yale School of Fine Arts and received his BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS in 1936. Bellin assisted James Daugherty with murals for the Stamford Housing Project and acknowledged Daugherty’s influence on his style. Bellin painted seven murals at Central Connecticut ...