Costantino Nivola papers
name: label: Creator
content: Nivola, Costantino, 1911-1988
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- East Hampton
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Italy
label: Topic
content: Art, Municipal
label: Topic
content: Sand casting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Costantino Nivola papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1979 and 1980 by Costantino Nivola and in 2012 by Claire and Pietro Nivola, Nivola's children.
creator: label: Creator
content: Nivola, Costantino, 1911-1988
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content: Costantino Nivola papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor and design teacher Costantino Nivola measure 2.1 linear feet and 12.18 GB and date from circa 1938 to 2009, bulk 1950 to 1980. The papers document Nivola's career in Italy and New York through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional activities, project files, printed material, photographs, and audio-visual recordings in digital format.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Costantino Nivola (1911-1988) was a sculptor and design teacher mostly based in East Hampton, New York, and Sardinia, Italy. Nivola was born in Sardinia and trained at Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (ISIA) in Monza, Italy. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1939, and was employed as an art director, editor of architecture and design publications, and design instructor at the college level. He taught design at Columbia University, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, and elsewhere.

Nivola developed a sandcasting technique which he used extensively for producing sculptural murals in concrete. His commissions include murals, fountains, sculpture, and monuments for public buildings and corporate headquarters.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.1 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 12.18 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1938-2009
label: Date
content: bulk 1950-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nivocost
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 8 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1938-1988 (3 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1938-circa 1988 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1940-circa 1988 (5 folders; Box 1)

Series 4: Professional Activities, 1953-circa 1985 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 5: Project Files, 1956-1982 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 0.912 GB; ER01)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1953-1978 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2, OV 3)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1950-circa 1980 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2, OV 3)

Series 8: Digital Recordings, 1950s-2009 (11.27 GB; ER02-ER14)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection received a preliminary level of arrangement after donation and was partially microfilmed on reels 4282-4283. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2020. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2020 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 4282-4283 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor and design teacher Costantino Nivola measure 2.1 linear feet and 12.18 GB and date from circa 1938 to 2009, bulk 1950 to 1980. The papers document Nivola's career in Italy and New York through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional activities, project files, printed material, photographs, and audio-visual recordings in digital format.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Reproductions of a portion of the collection are available at Costantino Nivola Museum, Sardinia, Italy.