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Valenti Angelo
American writer
Valenti Angelo | |
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| Born | June 23, 1897 Massarosa, Italy |
| Died | September 3, 1982 (1982-09-04) (aged 85) San Francisco, California, US |
| Occupation | printmaker, illustrator and author |
| Nationality | Italian, American |
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| Notable awards | Newbery Honor for Nino in 1939 |
Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) (variant name Valenti Michael Angelo) was an Italian-Americanprintmaker, illustrator and author, born June 23, 1897, in Massarosa, Italy.
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He immigrated to the United States, living first in New York City then settling in Antioch, California. At the age of nineteen, Angelo moved to San Francisco, working by day as a labourer and spending his evenings and weekends at libraries and museums.
He soon became a versatile artist and an especially skilled engraver and printer. Angelo's favo