Joseph Mugnaini
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Joseph Anthony Mugnaini was an artist and illustrator. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Ray Bradbury
, beginning in 1952.
He was born Giuseppe Mugnaini in Viareggio
in the Tuscany
region of Italy
, and immigrated with his family to America when he was three months old. He and his family resided on Solano Avenue in Los Angeles during the 1930s. He became an American citizen in 1941. He died in Los Angeles
.
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
, beginning in 1952.
He was born Giuseppe Mugnaini in Viareggio
Viareggio
Viareggio is a city and comune located in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 64,000 it is the main centre of the northern Tuscan Riviera known as Versilia, and the second largest city within the Province of Lucca.It is known as a seaside resort...
in the Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
region of Italy
Italy
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, and immigrated with his family to America when he was three months old. He and his family resided on Solano Avenue in Los Angeles during the 1930s. He became an American citizen in 1941. He died in Los Angeles
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.
Books by Mugnaini
- Drawing: A Search for Form (1965)
- Oil painting: Techniques and Materials (1969)
- The Hidden Elements of Drawing (1974)
- Joseph Mugnaini: Drawings and Graphics (1982)
- Expressive Drawing: A Schematic Approach (1989)
Further reading
- Who Was Who in American Art. 2nd edition. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Sound View Press, 1999. ISBN 0932087574.
- A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. By Robert Weinberg. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0313243492.
- Who's Who in American Art. 12th edition. R.R. Bowker, 1976.
- Biography Index. Volume 6. H.W. Wilson Co., 1965.