About this Work
Farmhouses with Tower
c. 1980Oil on canvas17.5 x 17.5 inchesGift of the artist
CollectionPermanent Collection
On display atOn Loan to the Italian Consulate
About the Artist
Italian, American
b. 1925 Sicily
d. 2015 CaliforniaJohn Mancini was born in Sicily and educated at Columbia University before moving to California in1958. He worked as a technical illustrator, including making illustrations for NASA’s Apollo program. He enjoyed painting landscapes that captured the Italian countryside in a modern, studied and colorful style. His emphasis on geometry and the simplicity of his landscapes recall De Chirico’s and Hopper’s style of scene-making, yet he always maintained his own identity.
b. 1925 Sicily
d. 2015 CaliforniaJohn Mancini was born in Sicily and educated at Columbia University before moving to California in1958. He worked as a technical illustrator, including making illustrations for NASA’s Apollo program. He enjoyed painting landscapes that captured the Italian countryside in a modern, studied and colorful style. His emphasis on geometry and the simplicity of his landscapes recall De Chirico’s and Hopper’s style of scene-making, yet he always maintained his own identity.
