Marino Di Teana

Francesco Marino, better known as Marino Di Teana (August 8, 1920 – January 1, 2012)^[1] was an Italian Argentine sculptor.

Marino Di Teana
Marino Di Teana in 1995
Born	Francesco Marino (1920-08-08)August 8, 1920 Teana, Basilicata
Died	January 1, 2012(2012-01-01) (aged 91) Périgny, Île-de-France
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Architectural National School
Known for	Sculpture
Website	diteana.com

History

He emigrated to Argentina, working as a bricklayer at the age of 16 and became a construction site manager at 22. At the same time, he studied at the Salguero Polytechnic at the Architectural National School. He entered the Higher National School of Fine Arts Ernesto de la Carcova in Buenos Aires via an entrance competition and graduated with the title of Higher Professor and obtained a professorship at that school. He won the Premio Mittre, equivalent to the European Grand Prix de Rome.^[2]