Santos
Zingale (1908-1999)
Santos
Zingale was a well-known and widely respected Wisconsin artist and teacher of
art. He was born in Milwaukee and studied at Milwaukee State Teachers College
(MSTC) under highly regarded artists Gustave Moeller, Robert Von Neumann, Elsa
Ulbricht, and Howard Thomas. He was affiliated with federal art programs as
early as 1937. He created several murals in Wisconsin---in Sturgeon Bay,
Racine, and at Marquette University. According to “WPA Artwork in Non-Federal
Repositories (Edition 2)” he created work for the WPA at various times during
the years 1935-1942. I suspect there are probably other WPA works that are
unrecorded. He received a master degree in education from the University of
Wisconsin Madison, and began teaching art there in 1946. He worked with John
Steuart Curry when Curry was artist in residence at UW-Madison. Zingale retired
from UW-Madison in 1978.
Santos Zingale exhibited widely. In Wisconsin,
with the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors beginning in 1930; with the Wisconsin
Salon of Art beginning in 1937, into the 1950’s, and in other venues such as
the Wisconsin Centennial Exhibition of 1948. He also exhibited numerous times
around the United States. Santos Zingale "Scrub Ladies" lithograph, 7 1/4"h x 8 3/4"w, signed, no date.
Santos Zingale "The Thing" lithograph, 8"h x 9 3/4"w, signed, 1938.
There is a record of a painting and print titled "Junk Man"---maybe the same image?
Santos Zingale "On Relief" woodcut, 11 1/2"h x 9"w, signed, no date.
Santos Zingale "Lodi" lithograph, 11 1/4"h x 17"w, state 1, ed. 21, signed, no date.
Lodi is a town near Madison, Wisconsin.
Santos Zingale "Blackhawk No 1" lithograph, state 1, ed. 10, signed, 1950.
Santos Zingale "Air Raid" woodcut, 12"h x 9 1/2"w, signed, 1937.
I have seen this print with the tittle "Refugees."
Santos Zingale "Cigar Sniper" lithograph, 7 1/2"h x 9 1/2"w, signed, 1937.
Santos Zingale untitled etching (?), 7"h x 7 1/2"w, 1/1, no date.
The signature on this print seems to be authentic. However, the subject and technique is unusual for Zingale. So is the small edition. I found it in Wisconsin. Maybe someone can verify this print.
Santos Zingale untitled oil on canvas, 23 1/4"h x 36 1/2"w, signed, 1934 (or 1939)
This is nearly identical to a painting at the Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, titled "Fall." It is on the cover of an exhibition catalog called "Wisconsin's New Deal Art."
Santos Zingale "Madison Gas and Electric" oil on canvas, 23 1/2"h x 29 1/2"w, signed, ca 1950