Moretti, Giuseppe, 1859-1935
Sculptor
Size: 1 microfilm reel.
Summary: Correspondence; biographical material; writings; photographs of Moretti, his wife, his studio, home, gardens, and works of art; and scrapbooks. Some material compiled by Moretti's assistant, Geneva Mercer. Material on Moretti's wife, Dorothea, also included.
Sculptor; New York City, Alabama, Pittsburg, Pa., and Italy. Born in Tuscany, Italy. Moved to NYC in 1888. He relocated to Alabama in 1901 or 1902 after working on a commission for the Alabama Worlds Fair.
Microfilm purchased from the Birmingham Public Library, 1990.
Microfilm reel 4387 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Guiseppe Moretti papers, 1888-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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