Luigi Lucioni papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988
label: Names
content: Lucioni, Aurora
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Vermont
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: A majority of the collection donated in 2008 and 2011 by Sharron Kropa, a friend of Lucioni. Also 17 items donated in 1972 by Lucioni. Biographical material and some correspondence compiled by Ida Galvanoi, a family friend.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988
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content: Luigi Lucioni papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Luigi Lucioni measure 2.7 linear feet and date from 1905-2008. The papers document Lucioni's life and career as a commercially successful realist painter who was best known for his landscapes of Vermont and portraits of opera singers. Included are biographical material, correspondence, writings, photographs, printed material including objects relating to Lucioni, and artwork. Correspondence is with friends, family, admirers, museums, and associates; Writings and notes are by Lucioni and also includes a signed guest book; Photographs are of Lucioni, his family, his artwork and events. Printed material includes publicity materials concerning Lucioni's solo exhibitions, opera playbills, newspaper and magazine clippings, holiday card designs and auction and exhibition catalogs. Objects include four decks of playing cards and a puzzle all featuring Lucioni's artwork, and artwork consists of sketches of a dog, likely one of Lucioni's pets.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Luigi Lucioni (1900-1988) was an Italian American painter in Vermont and New York best known for his landscapes of Vermont and portraits of opera singers. Born in Malnate, Italy, Lucioni's family immigrated to New York in 1911 and eventual settled in Union City, NJ. Though he never finished primary school, Lucioni was admitted to Cooper Union where he studied painting while also working for a Brooklyn engraving company. After his time at Cooper Union, he continued his studies at the National Academy of Design, and then the Tiffany Foundation in Oyster Bay, Long Island. In 1929, he began spending part of each year in Stowe, Vermont painting still lifes and landscapes of the hills and barns. In 1939 he purchased a farmhouse and barn near Manchester, Vermont, converting the barn into a studio. He continued to paint and make etchings of the surrounding countryside for the next fifty years.

Lucioni's works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, among others.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1905-2008
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.luciluig
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The Collection is arranged as seven series. Nitrate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1910-1988 (8 Folders: Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-2004 (0.3 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1929-1988 (0.3 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 4: Personal Business, circa 1928-1990 (3 Folders: Box 1)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1905-2008 (1.4 Linear feet: Box 1-2, 4, Box 3)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1908-2006 (0.3 Linear feet: Box 4)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1939-1969 (1 Folder: Box 4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sabine Lipten in 2023.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3134 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Luigi Lucioni measure 2.7 linear feet and date from 1905-2008. The papers document Lucioni's life and career as a commercially successful realist painter who was best known for his landscapes of Vermont and portraits of opera singers. Included is a biographical sketch,  information on Lucioni and his sisters' birth and death dates and a funeral prayer card for Lucioni, as well as award and religious certificates. Correspondence consists of letters from friends, galleries, television studios and museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Vermont Educational Television channel as well as miscellaneous letters from Lucioni. Additional correspondence relates to the sales of Lucioni's artwork and letters compiled regarding research on Lucioni for various projects and exhibitions. Noteable correspondence includes opera singer Giovanni Martinelli, Nancy McClelland, Susan Delano McKelvey, Mabel McAfee, Graeme K. Howard, Electra Webb, and P.H.B. Frelinghuysen. Also found are writings such as typescript essays by Lucioni on opera and by others on his artwork, along with guestbooks he kept signed by friends and family visitors to his home which he referred to as "Amica", along with business records related to Lucioni's estate. There is printed material which makes up a substantial portion of the collection documenting a number of exhibition and auctions featuring Lucioni's work through magazine and news clippings, exhibition flyers and catalogs. Of note are playing cards and a puzzle featuring Lucioni's paintings. Also found are printed materials related to music such as musical scores and news clippings on the subject of opera compiled by Lucioni. Photographic materials include photographs and negatives of Lucioni, his family and pets as well as his artwork. The artwork series contains sketches of a dog, likely one of his dogs named "Missy".
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Luigi Lucioni papers also at Syracuse University and the Aldrich Public Library in Barre, Vt.