With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Joseph Scarrozzo
Illustration, Painting/Drawing
1916 – 2019
WPA artist.
- Biography/Description of Work
Scarrozzo studied art under Sanford Low at the Art League of New Britain, Connecticut. Low and Walter Korder suggested that Scarrozzo join the WPA Federal Arts Project. He completed four watercolor works and one mural entitled ‘Early Life of Nathan Hale’ (1941), which is installed at the Nathan Hale Junior High School in New Britain. Later he worked for the Stanley Works in New Britain: his art appears in the company’s old publications. He was a member and an officer of the Connecticut Water Color Society, and he exhibited his works locally.
- Sources view
- http://www.mattatuckmuseum.org/WPAGallery_Government Scarrozzo bio in ArtPrice.com [ http://www.artprice.com/artist/213735/joseph-scarrozzo/biography ] Film on WPA art efforts premieres at NBMAA. New Britain Herald, May 20, 2015. [ http://www.centralctcommunications.com/newbritainherald/article_2b0e971c-ff5a-11e4-9693-eb3ab411c7fe.html ] Art is a Hammer. Shoeleather History of Hartford. [ http://homefront.homestead.com/artisahammer.html ] accessed 6/23/2015. WPA Murals web site. [ http://www.wpamurals.com/newbritn.htm ] Blomstrann, Lois. The Great Depression, the WPA and the FAP, New Britain Industrial Museum Quarterly, Vol IX, No. 2. accessed at [ http://www.wpamurals.com/newbritn.pdf ]
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