Gaetano Tranchino
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Gaetano Tranchino | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 86–87) |
| Occupation | Sicilian painter |
Gaetano Tranchino is a Sicilian painter known for his depictions of Sicily. Self-identifying as being a poor student and somewhat lacking formal education, Tranchino is included among the Italian Naïve artists.[1]
Biography
[edit]Gaetano Tranchino was born in Syracuse, Sicily in 1938. A close friend of the late writer Leonardo Sciascia and the photographer Ferdinando Scianna, Tranchino has exhibited throughout Italy and beyond since 1964.
Illustrative Work
[edit]Irish poet Pat Boran has a number of books that feature cover images by Tranchino,[2] including his anthology The Word Ark: A Pocket Book of Animal Poems.
References
[edit]- ^ Cosmogonia 1904 (2020-08-06). Cosmogonia – Intervista a Gaetano Tranchino. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Next Life". Dedalus Press. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
External links
[edit]- Artist website: Gaetano Tranchino
- Artist page on artnet.com
- The Word Ark: A Pocket Book of Animal Poems on Dedalus Press website