Umbro Apollonio

Year of birth, place
1911, Trieste, Italy
Year of death, place
1981, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Biography
Umbro Apollonio, 1948–1970 curator for the Venice Biennale. 1949–1972 director of the Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee at the Venice Biennale. General Secretary of the Venice Biennale. 1950–1972 editor of the magazine »La Biennale di Venezia«. Lecturer in history of contemporary art at the University of Padua. Editor of the magazine »Art International«.
Lit.: U. A., »Pittura italiana moderna«, Venice, 1950.

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