Kathleen Mary Spagnolo Explained

Kathleen Mary Spagnolo
Birth Name:Kathleen Mary Trigg
Birth Date:12 September 1919
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:Alexandria, Virginia
Resting Place:Culpeper, Virginia
Nationality:American
Education:Royal Scholar at the Royal College of Art in London
American University
Spouse:Frank Spagnolo (1913–1972)
Alma Mater:Royal College of Art
Known For:Aquatint, Printmaking, Illustration

Kathleen Mary Spagnolo (September 12, 1919 – February 15, 2016) was an American artist based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Upon graduation as a Royal Scholar at the Royal College of Art in London.,[1] she worked as an artist for the Royal Air Force during World War II. There she met her American husband and emigrated to America.[2] Spagnolo worked as a commercial illustrator in Alexandria before studying printmaking at American University under Robert Franklin Gates and Krishna Reddy.

Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[3] the University of Arizona Museum of Art[4] the Georgetown University Art Museum.[5]

Spagnolo was an original homeowner of the Hollin Hills Historic District, a nationally recognized mid-century modern community in northern Virginia. For more than 30 years, she was active in the community and helped produce the Hollin Hills Bulletin newsletter.[6] She died in 2016 and is buried at the Culpeper National Cemetery with her late husband and Army veteran Frank Spagnolo (1913–1972).[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . Civic Association of Hollin Hills (CAHH) . March 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: 20 Years Prints Washington Print Club's 40th Anniversary . Georgetown University . March 8, 2023.
  3. Web site: Kathleen Mary Spagnolo Smithsonian American Art Museum . americanart.si.edu.
  4. Web site: Spagnolo, Kathleen Mary . uarizona.pastperfectonline.com.
  5. Web site: Selected prints . art.library.georgetown.edu.
  6. Web site: Resident Resources . Civic Association of Hollin Hills (CAHH) . March 8, 2023.
  7. Web site: Undiscovered Printmakers: Hidden Treasures at Georgetown University Library | Georgetown University Library.