Vincent Cavallaro

Vincent Cavallaro was a painter, sculptor and abstract artist. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and died in New York City. He was a United States citizen, raised and educated in Italy.
He has been honored in the States with an award from the MoMA, commissions from the National Gallery of Art, and commissions to create many public and private murals and monuments individuals and institutions, including public schools in the New York City area.

Public installations and permanent collections

Image:Cavallaro.jpg|thumb|right|300px|2007 photo: Man in Space, Glass Mosaic at PS 9, Manhattan, Vincent Cavallaro, 1965

1962 — Mosaic, Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, on Horseback, With His Aides, Casimir Pulaski Elementary School, PS 304, Brooklyn.
1963 — Bas-relief for a Main Hallway of the Horizon Building, New Jersey.
1965 — Glass Mosaic, Man in Space, Public School 9, Upper West Side, Manhattan.
1966 — Bronze sculpture
1967 — Sculpture, Man in Space, Bronze. Relief composed of geometrically-shaped figures enclosed in geometric spaces conveys the theme of man in space and the education of science — located at Peter Rouget Junior High School 88, 544 Seventh Avenue, courtyard entrance, east wall, Brooklyn. The sculpture cost $10,000. Final approval was given July 10, 1967. Condition: Surveyed 1992 October. Treatment needed.
1968 — In cooperation with the National Gallery of Art, NASA commissioned Cavallaro to give his artistic perspective of Saturn V Apollo launch. Cavallaro painted nine works, all now in the possession of the National Air and Space Museum, Garber Facility. He was one of dozens of nationally known artist who had participated in the, which chronicled the wonders, risks and triumphs of space exploration through the eyes of artists.

Ignition Sequence, painting, oil and acrylic on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
Power To Go, painting, mixed media on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
, acrylic on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
Untitled I, painting, mixed media on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
Untitled II, painting, mixed media on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
Untitled III, painting, mixed media on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
Untitled IV, painting, mixed media on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
Untitled V, painting, mixed media on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum
Untitled VI, painting, mixed media on canvas; current owner: National Air and Space Museum

1969 — Outdoor Sculpture, Gemini, 1967–1969, bronze; base: concrete, painted. Inscription : Cavallaro. Subject: Emblem — Zodiac. Located at, Brooklyn. The sculpture cost $30,000. Final approval was given October 14, 1969.
1969 — Sculpture, Social Communication A five-panel abstract relief: hydrostone with epoxy paint. The sculpture cost $15,000. Final approval was given on Sept. 30, 1971.
1975 —, Manhattan.

Bygone Installations

1960 — Commissioned art for The Gaucho Room, The Summit Hotel
1966 — 30 lithographs for the Hilton Hotel, New York.

Selected Shows

1941 — Merit Award, United States Department of the Treasury Defense Poster Competition, MoMA
1950 — Solo Exposition, Schwarts Gallery, Chicago
1957 — Solo Exposition, Highgate Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey
1958 — Group Exposition, Henri Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
1959 — Semi-Solo Exposition,
1959 — Semi-Solo Exposition, Highgate Gallery, New York
1960 — Participant, Salon International, Monte Carlo
1960 — Group Exposition, Galerie Norval, New York
1960 — Group Exposition, Carnegie Hall, New York
1960 — Semi-Solo Exposition, Highgate Gallery, 827 Third Avenue, New York
1961 — Semi-Solo Exposition, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
1962 — Group Exposition, The Marble Arch Gallery, Miami, Florida
1962 — Semi-Solo Exposition, International Graphics, J.L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
1963 — Semi-Solo Exposition, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
1965 — Group Exposition, Museum of Fine Arts, Eilat, Israel
1965 — Film Featuring Aluminum works by Cavallaro, produced by Alcoa
1965 — Semi-Solo Exposition: Aluminum in Art, Alcoa, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1966 — Group Exposition, Finch College Museum of Art, 62 East 78th Street, New York
1966 — Group Exposition,, PA
1966 — Semi-Solo Exposition, International Art, Hilton, New York
1967 — Group Exposition, Weintraub Gallery, 1193, Lexington Avenue, New York
1968 — Commission,, Washington, D.C.
1968 — Commission, National Gallery of Art in partnership with the, Washington, D.C.
1969 — Solo Exposition, Galleria Toninelli, Milan
1969 — Semi-Solo Exposition, Catherine Viviano Gallery,, New York
1980 — Semi-Solo Exposition, Nardin Galleries, 25 E 73rd St., New York
1980 — Semi-Solo Exposition, Apokalypsis, Nardin Galleries, 25 E 73rd St., New York

Publications

1979 — Cover: The Trojan Horse,, Issue 24.
1985 — After Image,, Chapter 7 of NASA research publication: Mary M. Connors, PhD, et al.,, NASA.

Family History

Mr. Cavallaro was married to Fulvia Burbi. His parents were Giovanni Cavallaro and Maria Giuseppa DeBenedetti. He completed a year of formal studies in art in 1933 at Brera Academy in Milan. Under the Italian spelling of his first name, "Vincenzo," he enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Warrant Officers Program on April 15, 1942, at Fort Jay, Governors Island and served until 1946. His enlistment papers reflect that, among other things, he had one year of college and was working as a canvas cover repairman, animation artist, motion picture animation artist, model maker for motion pictures, and general artist. His enlistment papers also indicate that he was 5'7", 120 lbs. and married.