Letterio Calapai Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20230818
Papers of the artist Letterio "Leo" Calapai, including exhibition catalogs, clippings, personal items, notes, and materials related to designing his prints (primarily color samples, printing instructions, and some sketches).
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Letterio "Leo" Calapai (March 29, 1901–March 29, 1993) was an American artist and educator, who identified with the Realism movement. Calapai completed works of art for the Federal Arts Project, which was organized by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
[Source: Wikipedia]
0.75 Cubic Feet (2 boxes and 3 folders)
English
Gift of Joel Dryer, 2023.
The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders. Paint samples have been placed in Tyvek envelopes.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository