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Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (July 12, 1912 in Viareggio, Province of Lucca – January 23, 1992) was an Italian-born American artist and illustrator.[1] He is best known for his collaborations with writer Ray Bradbury, beginning in 1952.[2]

Biography

He was born Giuseppe Mugnaini in Viareggio in the Tuscany region of Italy and immigrated with his family to America when he was three months old.[3] He and his family resided on Solano Avenue in Los Angeles during the 1930s, and Altadena during the late 1950s.[4] He became an American citizen in 1941.[5]

He taught art at the Pasadena School of Fine Arts,[6] among others.[7]

He died in Los Angeles on January 23, 1992.[8]

Bibliography

Books by Mugnaini include:

• Drawing: A Search for Form (1965)
• Oil painting: Techniques and Materials (1969)
• The Hidden Elements of Drawing (1974)
• Joseph Mugnaini: Drawings and Graphics (1982)
• Expressive Drawing: A Schematic Approach (1989)

References

Further reading

• Who Was Who in American Art. 2nd edition. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Sound View Press, 1999. ISBN 0-932087-57-4.
• A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. By Robert Weinberg. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-24349-2.
• Who's Who in American Art. 12th edition. R.R. Bowker, 1976.
• Biography Index. Volume 6. H.W. Wilson Co., 1965.

External links

• Oral Histories and Interviews
• Audio interview of Joseph Mugnaini on Illustrating for Ray Bradbury
• Photography of Joseph Mugnaini with illustration for Bradbury
• Photograph of Ray Bradbury with Mugnaini painting
• Book: Wilderness Of The Mind: The Art Of Joseph Mugnaini
• The author of the above book with more art images
• Icarus Montgolfier Wright 1962 film; illustrated and voiced by Joe Mugnaini
• Art of Joe Mugnaini

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Giuseppe Mugnaini, dit Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (né le 12 juillet 1912 à Viareggio, dans la province de Lucques, en Toscane et mort le 23 janvier 1992 à Los Angeles) est un artiste et illustrateur américain d'origine italienne.

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