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Michael de Lisio (American, 1910-2003)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

De Lisio was a sculptor and poet known for his portraits of artists and cultural figures. He utilized a slightly whimsical, sometimes distorted style grounded in realism and his subject\u2019s personalities. De Lisio worked mostly from photographs in cast bronze and painted terra-cotta. His work is small, marked with minimal and expressive detail. His cast-bronze sculpture of Marsden Hartley<\/a> depicts Hartley cloaked in a dark coat with a hat shading his face. The natural color and texture of the bronze allows De Lisio to create an atmosphere of mystery and enigmatic quiet about Hartley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Lisio served in the United States Navy during World War II, and upon returning home, worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in public relations. He turned to sculpture and poetry at the age of 54 and was mostly self-taught. He had solo shows at the Nova Scotia College of Art, Halifax; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover; and Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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