Sedlmayr, Hans ; Francesco Messina — Francesco Messina

New York, NY, Shorewood Publishers, 1978. Hardcover. Green dj with color illustration and black text, white boards with gray text. Unnumbered pages. 142 leaves of bw illustrations. Text in Italian and German. "Francesco Messina was born at Linguaglossa (Sicily) on 15th December, 1900 from Sicilian parents. Very poor, he grew up and studies in Genoa where he lived until he was 32 years old, reaching the art from the shop. He completed his studies by visiting the major European museums. In 1932 he moved to Milan and in 1934 he obtained by national competition the professorship of sculpture at the Brera Academy. From 1936 to 1944 he was also the director of all the art schools of such Institute. When he was twenty years old, he started to exhibit in the most important Italian and foreign exhibitions. His works can be found in European and American Museums and in several Italian, European and American private collections. His monuments adorn Italian squares, churches and villas. He lives in Milan where he has his studio in the former San Sisto's church, a national monument he restored. Good- (Dj with large tears around edges, some staining on upper right corner of boards, pages excellent) .