joseph stella

Joseph Stella (1877-1946) was an Italian-born American Futurist painter best-known for his depictions of industrial America. He was born in the countryside near Naples, Italy but came to New York City in 1896. His first paintings are Rembrandtesque depictions of city slum life, including a 1908 series on industrial Pittsburgh; it was his return to Europe in 1909, and his first contact with modernism, that would truly mold his distinctive personal style. Returning to New York in 1913, he painted Battle of Lights, Mardi Gras, Coney Island, which is one of the earliest American Futurist works. He is most famous for New York Interpreted, a five-paneled work patterned after a religious altarpiece, but depicting bridges and skyscrapers instead of saints. This piece reflects the belief, common at the time, that industry was displacing religion as the center of modern life. It is currently owned by the Newark Museum. Stella, Joseph Stella, Joseph Stella, Joseph

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