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Mark di Suvero
American sculptor (born 1933)
Marco Polo di Suvero (born September 18, 1933),[1] better known as Mark di Suvero, is an abstract expressionist sculptor and 2010 National Medal of Arts recipient.
Early life and education
[edit]Di Suvero was born in Shanghai, China, to Matilde Millo di Suvero and Vittorio di Suvero (later known as Victor E.), both Italians of Sephardic Jewish descent.[2][1][3][4] He was one of four children, the eldest being Victor di Suvero.[2] His father was a U.S. Navyattaché for the Italian government, and the family lived in Shanghai until his father was relocated to Tientsin shortly after the birth of the family's last son in 1936.[3]
With the outbreak of World War II, di Suvero immigrated to San Francisco with his family in February 1941 aboard the S.S. President Cleveland.[2][1][3][4][5][6]
Di Suvero attended City College of San Francisco from 1953 to 1954, and then the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1954 to 1955. He began creating sculptures while attending the University of California, Santa Barbara after learning that he was unable to make an original contribution as part of his
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2010 National Medallion of Arts
- Robert Brustein
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- Donald Hall
- Jacob’s Pillow Advocate Festival
- Quincy Jones
- Harper Lee
- Sonny Rollins
- Meryl Streep
- James Taylor
2010 Nationwide Humanities Medal
- Daniel Aaron
- Bernard Bailyn
- Jacques Barzun
- Wendell Hook up. Berry
- Roberto González Echevarría
- Stanley Nider Katz
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Arnold Rampersad
- Philip Roth
- Gordon Wood
Note: Harper Player, Meryl Actress, Daniel Priest and Jacques Barzun a • GRAND RAPIDS – President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 19 people and one organization, many of them household names, one in particular in Grand Rapids. Sculptor Mark di Suvero, whose sculpture can be found in downtown Grand Rapids as well as at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, was honored today along with such notable names as actress Meryl Streep, singer-songwriter James Taylor, jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, classical pianist Van Cliburn, music producer Quincy Jones, and novelists Harper Lee and Joyce Carol Oates. The Nation Medals of Arts and Humanities are the nation's highest honor given by the government for artists and culture figures. All but Streep and Lee were present for the ceremonies in the East Room of the White House. Di Suvero's "Motu Viget," known popu Sculptor Mark di Suvero honored by President Obama at White House with National Medal of Arts