James Novelli
American sculptor
James Salvatore John Novelli (October 18, 1885 - May 31, 1940) was an Italian American sculptor known for his funeral and war memorials.[ 1]
Biography
The Circleville Herald, 3 Jun 1925
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
Rockingham War Memorial
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
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
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