Francesca Danieli

This article is about the American photographer. For the Italian historian and iconologist, see Francesco Danieli.

Francesca Danieli (1953 – June 27, 2006) was an American collage artist, photographer, and filmmaker.

Francesca Danieli
Born	Francesca Costagliola 1953 (1953) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Died	June 27, 2006(2006-06-27) (aged 52–53) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Virginia Commonwealth University (BFA) Columbia University (MBA)
Spouse	Gary Gensler
Children	3

Early life and education

Born Francesca Costagliola in Bethesda, Maryland, Costagliola legally changed her name to Danieli at the age of 25. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a master's degree in business administration from Columbia University.^[1]

Career

Danieli and Julia Kim Smith co-directed the film One Nice Thing, which asked participants at the 2004 Republican and Democratic national conventions to say one nice thing about the other party.^[2] Danieli's work is included in collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston^[3] and the Getty Museum.^[4]

Personal life

Danieli's husband, Gary Gensler, became chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The couple has three children.^[5]

Death

Danieli died on June 27, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland from breast cancer.^[2]