Pinto, Angelo “Schuylkill Mills”

Angelo Pinto (1909-1994).  “Schuylkill Mills.”  [Philadelphia].

ca. 1930.  8 x 9 ¾.  Etching.  Restrike from original the plate by printer Philip Paravano between 1980-2000.  Unsigned.  

Angelo Pinto (1909–1994) was born in Casal Velino, Salerno, Italy and made his reputation in the Philadelphia art community.  He had two  brothers, Salvatore (1905-1966) and Biagio (1911-1989), who were also artists.  Salvatore attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and was active in the Watercolor Club, The Print Club, The Art Alliance, and the Barnes Foundation.  Besides doing wood engravings such as this, he also did etchings, murals, drawings, designed sets and costumes for the Philadelphia Ballet, and was a photographer who worked for the Curtis Publishing Company and for motion pictures.