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Carlo Ciampaglia papers

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Creator
Ciampaglia, Carlo Alberto, 1891-1975
Topic
Interior decorators -- New York (State) -- New York
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
Provenance
The Carlo Ciampaglia papers were donated in 1978 by Rosalie Ciampaglia, the artist's widow.
Creator
Ciampaglia, Carlo Alberto, 1891-1975
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Sponsor
Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Summary
The collection measures 5.6 linear feet, dates from 1909-1978, and documents the career of mural painter and interior designer Carlo Ciampaglia. Found within the papers are biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes and writings, art work, interior decorating and mural project files, printed material, and photographs.
Biographical Note
Carlo Ciampaglia was born March 8, 1891 in Roccaraso, Italy, the son of Natale and Benelde Delmonico Ciampaglia. He came to the United States with his family before his first birthday and became a naturalized citizen in 1919. After attending public schools in Hoboken, New Jersey, Ciampaglia began studying drawing at Cooper Union in 1909, and painting at the National Academy of Design, receiving his diploma in 1917. In 1920, Ciampaglia married Annette Paltrinieri, and in the same year, he was awarded the Prix de Rome. This prize entitled him to study at the American Academy in Rome, Italy, for the next three years. During this time, he also traveled to other European countries. Shortly after returning to New York in 1923, Ciampaglia executed a commission for Philadelphia architect Harry Sternfeld to decorate the house of Mr. Frank Potter of Rome, New York. Other commissions included designs for the ceilings of the Chicago Tribune Building, decorations in the chapel of the Fairmount Mausoleum, Newark, and decoration for the niches and ceilings at the First Slovak Girls' Academy, Danville, Pennsylvania. In 1936, Ciampaglia was commissioned to undertake a major mural project for the Texas Centennial Exposition, for which he completed murals for the transportation, foods, agriculture, and livestock buildings. Three years later, he completed murals for the foods building at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Ciampaglia lived on his estate, "Woodpeckers' Point," in Middle Valley, New Jersey and maintained a studio on Broadway in New York City. He was also an instructor at Cooper Union and at the Traphagen School of Fashion in New York. He was a member of the Mural Painters Society of America, the Architectural League, and the Allied Artists of America, and was elected an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design. Carlo Alberto Ciampaglia died in 1975.
Extent
5.6 Linear feet
Date
1909-1978
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.ciamcarl
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketches
Sketchbooks
Photographs
Business records
Citation
Carlo Ciampaglia papers, 1909-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
All series are arranged chronologically. Glass plate negatives have been housed separately in Boxes 6 and 7, and are closed to researchers. Oversized material from various series has been housed in Boxes 8, 9, 10, and OV 11, and is noted in the Series Descriptions/Container Listing section at the appropriate folder title with see also/see references. The collection is arranged as 8 series: Series 1: Biographical Material, 1912-1969, undated (Box 1; 8 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1912-1978, undated (Box 1; 45 folders) Series 3: Business Records, 1923-1961, undated (Box 1; 11 folders) Series 4: Notes and Writings, 1927, undated (Box 1; 2 folders) Series 5: Art Work, 1920, undated (Boxes 1, 8; 6 folders) Series 6: Project Files, 1924-1961, undated (Boxes 1-2, 6-8, OV 11; 2.5 linear feet) Series 7: Printed Material, 1913-1975, undated (Boxes 3, 8; 32 folders) Series 8: Photographs, 1909-1960, undated (Boxes 3-5, 7, 9-10; 1.4 linear feet)
Processing Information
The papers were processed in 2006 by Jean Fitzgerald. Glass plate negatives were re-housed in 2014 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
Rights
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Genre/Form
Sketches
Sketchbooks
Photographs
Business records
Scope and Content Note
The papers of mural painter and interior designer Carlo Ciampaglia measure 5.6 linear feet and date from 1909 to 1978. Found within the papers are biographical material; correspondence primarily with colleagues discussing projects and the American Academy in Rome Alumni Association's George Washington Bicentennial Exhibition in Washington, D.C.; scattered personal business records including estate documents for various family members and financial material; notes and writings concerning a variety of topics including the Stations of the Cross, decorative encaustic painting, and a typescript about James Whistler; art work including sketchbooks and sketches; printed material including clippings and exhibition catalogs; and photographs of Ciampaglia, family members, and miscellaneous art work. Also found are project files containing correspondence, contracts, financial records, art work, printed material and photographs for fifteen of Ciampaglia's most important commissions.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and not served to researchers.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1562710218342-1562710218352-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9154420b5-076c-48b2-9e3a-c5d5bacc14a6

In the Collection

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  • Mural, Post Office, Cuthbert, Georgia

  • Murals, Isaly Dairy, Youngstown, Ohio

  • Project Files

  • Photographs

  • Correspondence

  • Brochures

  • Correspondence

  • Photographs

  • Glass Plate Negatives of Murals and Unidentified Projects

  • Correspondence

  • Glass Plate Negatives of Murals

  • Correspondence

  • Correspondence

  • Photographs of Italy

  • Correspondence

  • Printed Material

  • Miscellaneous Estate Documents

  • Rome Sketchbook

  • Oversize Booklets for New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows, New York

  • Mosaic Mural, Fairmount Memorial, Newark, New Jersey, Letter and Photographs

  • Booklets

  • Correspondence

  • Oversize Photographs of Unidentified Woman

  • Correspondence

  • Photographs

  • Press Release

  • Correspondence

  • Photographs of Designs for Ceilings

  • Photographs

  • Correspondence

  • Oversize Photographs of the Mural, First Slovak Girl's Academy, Danville, Pennsylvania

  • Ceiling Mural, Forum Building Auditorium, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Photographs (including Eric Gugler)

  • Oversize Sketches and Paintings on Board of Clouds and Airplanes for Mural, U.S. Military Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy

  • Correspondence Concerning the George Washington Bicentennial Exhibition

  • Oversize Photographs of Mural, U.S. Military Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy

  • Membership Certificates

  • Financial Records

  • Miscellaneous Business Records

  • Program from the National Academy of Design

  • Lobby Ceiling, Tribune Tower, Chicago, Illinois, Correspondence

  • The Mural Painters Constitution and By-Laws

  • Letters from Writers with Surnames "M-Z,"

  • Murals, U. S. Military Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy

  • Photograph Album 3

  • Photographs of Ciampaglia with Friends

  • Letters from Writers with Unknown Surnames

  • Mural, First Slovak Girl's Academy, Danville, Pennsylvania

  • Photograph Album 2

  • Sketches of Clouds and Airplanes

  • Sketches of Buildings

  • Photographs of Portraits of Women

  • Passenger List for Ship President Garfield

  • Photographs

  • Negatives

  • Visas for Travel to Italy, Mexico, and Nicaragua

  • Biographical Accounts

  • Miscellaneous Typescripts

  • Clippings and Printed Material

  • Biographical Material

  • Correspondence

  • Vestibule Mural, David Milton Residence, New York, New York, Photographs

  • Ceiling Mural, Celeste H. Troth Residence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Correspondence

  • Book, Italian Doorways

  • Correspondence

  • Photographs

  • Oversize Sketches of Ships for Mural, U.S. Military Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy

  • Ledger Book of Expenses

  • Notebook of Expenses

  • Sketches of Lettering

  • Notes and Writings

  • Award Certificate

  • Ceiling Decoration, National Mortgage and Investment Corporation, Colonial Trust Building, Wilmington, Delaware, Correspondence

  • Prospectus

  • Photographs of Unidentified Projects

  • Correspondence

  • Letters from Writers with Surnames "D-L,"

  • Oversize Photographs of Ciampaglia

  • Sketches

  • Oversize Blueprint for Murals, New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows, New York

  • Photographs of Designs for Over-Mantels

  • Reproductions of Art Work by Others

  • Miscellaneous Receipts

  • Oversize Sketches

  • Architectural League of New York Annual Reports

  • Correspondence

  • Reproductions of Art Work by Ciampaglia

  • Clippings

  • Oversize Sketches of Lettering for Mural, U.S. Military Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy

  • Sketches

  • Photographs of Miscellaneous Paintings

  • Correspondence

  • Sketchbook 1

  • Miscellaneous Brochures

  • Photographs of Art Work by Others

  • Correspondence

  • Photographs

  • Murals, New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows, New York

  • Correspondence

  • Oversize Sketches of Mural, Texas Centennial Exposition

  • Correspondence

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