Tony Scornavacca (1926-1986) was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Italian immigrants. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he studied art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
In 1950 he moved to Miami where he became a successful artist and gallery owner. In 1955 he married Angela Mantovani, RN, and they raised four children. Scornavacca painted in oils with the subject matter varying from abstracts and landscapes, to the human figure.
Along with other artists, he was one of the founders the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 1962. His work is included in countless private collections, as well as the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College.
Scornavacca passed away in 1986 from lung cancer.
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In 1950 he moved to Miami where he became a successful artist and gallery owner. In 1955 he married Angela Mantovani, RN, and they raised four children. Scornavacca painted in oils with the subject matter varying from abstracts and landscapes, to the human figure.
Along with other artists, he was one of the founders the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 1962. His work is included in countless private collections, as well as the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College.
Scornavacca passed away in 1986 from lung cancer.
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