James Salvatore John Novelli (October 18, 1885 - May 31, 1940) was an Italian American sculptor known for his funeral and war memorials.[1]
James Novelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885  |
| Died | 1940 (aged 54–55) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Biography
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Novelli was born in 1885 in Sulmona, Italy. His family settled in lower Manhattan in New York, and he was raised in a tenement house on Mulberry Street in the Five Points, which became the heart of Little Italy.[2]
In 1903, Novelli returned to Italy to study and graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1908.[2] As a student, he earned an honorable mention for his work submitted to the 1906 International Exposition in Paris.[2][3] He participated in the New York competition about "conceptions of war" in 1915.[4]
He later lived in Chelsea and received numerous commissions. After marrying, he lived in Queens, with his wife, Lillian, and son.[2]
His career foundering during the Depression, he worked with the city's monument crew. Novelli committed suicide in 1940.[2][5]
Works
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- America Triumphant (1922), Pershing Field, Jersey City Heights, Jersey City[6][7]
- Clayton Point World War I Monument (1928) Clason Point, Bronx[8][9]
- Memorial door DeSalvio mausoleum (1938), Calvary Cemetery, Queens[10]
- Memorial door LaGioia mausoleum (1923), Calvary Cemetery, Queens[11]
- Memorial door Latorraca mausoleum (1938), Calvary Cemetery, Queens[12]
- Rockingham War Memorial (1927-1928), Bellows Falls, Vermont
- Saratoga Monument (1920) Saratoga Park, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn[5][13][14]
- The Spirit of Flight (1928), Fort Wayne, Indiana[15]
- Victory Memorial Fountain (1929), William F. Moore Park, Corona, Queens (fountain removed, tablet remains)[16][17]
- Winfield War Memorial and Victorious America. (1926) Winfield Plaza, Woodside, Queens[18][19][20]
- Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York), memorials
References
edit- ^ "SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System". siris-artinventories.si.edu.
- ^ a b c d e Murphy, Josephine (2003), Novelli, a Forgotten Sculptor, Brendon Books, ISBN 9780828320764
- ^ "James Salvatore John Novelli - Biography". www.askart.com.
- ^ "War Views for Prize" (PDF). The New York Times. April 1, 1915. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b Foderaro, Lisa W. (September 11, 2014). "Defaced World War I Memorial in Brooklyn Is Rebuilt". The New York Times.
- ^ "Community". www.jcheights.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "10 Memorials to Visit this Memorial Day". May 22, 2020.
- ^ "Woodrow Wilson Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin C. (April 20, 2017). World War I New York: A Guide to the City's Enduring Ties to The Great War. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781493028047 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Memorial Door, DeSalvio, (sculpture)". siris-artinventories.si.edu.
- ^ "Memorial Door, Mrs. C. LaGioia, (sculpture)". siris-artinventories.si.edu.
- ^ "Memorial Door, Antonio Latorraca, (sculpture)". siris-artinventories.si.edu.
- ^ "VOLUME 29, NUMBER 1, 2014". www.modernartfoundry.com.
- ^ "Winfield World War Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Learning Lab.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1986). "The Spirit of Flight, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "William F. Moore Park - USMC and 9-11 Memorial". Beirut Veterans of America. August 27, 2018.
- ^ "William F. Moore Park | Historic Districts Council's Six to Celebrate". 6tocelebrate.org.
- ^ Pollak, Michael (September 19, 2004). "No Victory Over Traffic" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Statue". The Newtown Pentacle.
- ^ "Winfield Plaza Park - Woodside, NY - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.