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Santos Zingale
Santos Zingale, from a faculty photograph at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, c. 1956
Born(1908-04-17)April 17, 1908
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedOctober 4, 1999(1999-10-04) (aged 91)[1]
Madison, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
EducationMilwaukee State Teachers College
Known forPainting, Printmaking
MovementMagic Realism, Regionalism, Social Realism

Santos Ision Jackson Zingale (April 17, 1908 – October 4, 1999) was an American artist known for his regionalist and social realist paintings.[2][3][4][5]

Biography

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Lynch Law, 1934, oil on canvas, 37 3/4 x 49 3/4 inches, UWM Art Collection. Produced while Zingale was working for the Public Works of Art Project.[6]

Santos Zingale was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 17, 1908 to Sicilian immigrant parents.[3][4] He attended Lincoln High School in Milwaukee, as well as Milwaukee State Teacher's College.[3] In the 1930s, he shared studio space with Alfred Sessler in the Plankinton Building in Milwaukee. Between 1931 and 1934 he taught art at Milwaukee County Day School and the Young Pioneers School.[2] In 1937, Zingale was an officer of the Wisconsin Artists Federation as well as a member of Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors.[2] During the Depression, he participated in arts projects that were part of the New Deal, including the Public Works of Art Project and the Federal Art Project.[3] At this time he notably created murals for the Sturgeon Bay Post Office and the Henry Mitchell High School in Racine, Wisconsin.

In 1943, he received his Masters of Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the advisement of painter John Stewart Curry.[3] From 1944 to 1946, Zingale served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Bremerton (CA-130) where he is also known to have produced several sketches of his fellow service members in their daily life. [2][7] Following his time in the Navy, he became a professor of art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison until his retirement in 1978.

Zingale died in Madison, Wisconsin on October 4, 1999.[2][3]

Themes and style

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Santos Zingale was known for depicting rural and urban social landscapes of the 20th century. Zingale was concerned with the destruction of Milwaukee’s old neighborhoods, creating emotionally captivating images documenting the people, streets and city of his family neighborhood.[4] His work in the 1930s was political, looking at social themes from conditions of African Americans to people fleeing the Spanish Civil War.[3][2] Zingale was labeled as a "radical artist" by the press and in 1935 he wrote, "Art must help the development of human consciousness and improve the social order".[2] Zingale’s major works are representational, though arguably not realist. His early scenes of urban realism used strong contrast of light and dark.[8] Later he produced colorful, surrealist paintings that were part fact and part fantasy. Color, design and painted surfaces were major concerns in his practice.[2]

Notable collections

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References

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  1. ^ "Santos Zingale". Find a Grave. October 13, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Museum of Wisconsin Art. "Santos Zingale | MOWA Online Archive". www.wisconsinart.org. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Wisconsin Masters: Santos Zingale". www.tfaoi.org. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Levy, Hannah Heidi (2004). Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects. Oregon, Wisconsin: Badger Books Inc. p. 151. ISBN 1932542124.
  5. ^ "Santos Zingale - Gallery Of Wisconsin Art". galleryofwisconsinart.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Public Works of Art Project. Report of the Assistant Director of the Treasury to Federal Emergency Relief Administrator, December 8, 1933 – June 30, 1934. Government Printing Office. 1934. p. 72.
  7. ^ "Santos Zingale: Artist Turned Sailor – Wisconsin Veterans Museum". www.wisvetsmuseum.com/. July 11, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. ^ Grestl, Gary John. "Wisconsin Visual Artists: Santos Zingale and Joseph Friebert: Explored and Honored by Exhibits at the Museum of Wisconsin Art". wisconsinvisualartists.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Scrub Ladies | Milwaukee Art Museum". collection.mam.org. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Refugees 2 | Milwaukee Art Museum". collection.mam.org. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  11. ^ Museum of Wisconsin Art. "Santos Zingale | MOWA Online Archive". www.wisconsinart.org. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "Wisconsin Veterans Museum : Online Collections". wisvetsmuseum.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  13. ^ "WPA Art from RAM's Collection | Racine Art Museum". www.ramart.org. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "Art From The Great Depression At The Racine Art Museum". Wisconsin Public Radio. March 29, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "Chazen Museum of Art". embarkkiosk.chazen.wisc.edu. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  16. ^ UWM Art Collection. "Lynch Law - 1972.223.01 - Painting". uwmart.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  17. ^ UWM Art Collection. "Portrait of a Barber - 1986.062 - Painting". uwmart.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  18. ^ UWM Art Collection. "Scrub Women - 1989.021 - Print media". uwmart.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  19. ^ UWM Art Collection. "Gourds #3 - 1992.009.20 - Painting". uwmart.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  20. ^ Valliere, Toni (March 6, 2014). "Historic mural possibly damaged in Racine school fire". WISN.

Further reading

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  • Lewis Historical Publishing Co. Wisconsin : Stability, Progress, Beauty. 1946.
  • University of Wisconsin. University Extension Division. Arts in Society., 1958.
  • Clark, Laurie Beth, Hove, Arthur, and Elvehjem Art Center. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Art, Sesquicentennial Celebration Faculty Exhibition : 30 January through 21 March 1999, Elvehjem Museum of Art. 1999.
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Art Faculty Exhibition: University of Wisconsin-Madison, December 8, 1990-January 20, 1991, 1990.
  • Charles Allis Art Museum. Self Portraits : Wisconsin Artists. 1997.
  • West Bend Art Museum, and Museum of Wisconsin Art. Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors, Wisconsin Artists in All Media : Centennial Exhibition / West Bend Art Museum. Wisconsin Art History. 2000.
  • West Bend Art Museum. Foundations of Art in Wisconsin : A Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Exhibition in Honor of the State's Founding Cultural Figures and Organizations. Wisconsin Art History. 1998.
  • West Bend Art Museum. Collecting the Art of Wisconsin : The Early Years. 1996.
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