Renzo G Fenci was an Italian-American artist and arts educator, best known for his bronze sculpture.
10 Facts About Renzo Fenci
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Renzo Fenci worked in 1942 as a New Deal artist with the United States Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture.
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Renzo Fenci received a master's degree in 1932 from Instituto d'Arte Firenze and studied with sculptors Libero Andriotti and Bruno Innocenti.
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Renzo Fenci emigrated to New York City around 1937 or 1938, due to the change in politics in Europe and the rise of fascism.
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Renzo Fenci lived in New York City, New York and Madison, Wisconsin, before settling down in Pullman, Washington, in order to teach fine art at Washington State College.
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Renzo Fenci was commissioned in 1942 by the United States Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture to create art.
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Renzo Fenci has worked in the many public art museum collections including at the Uffizi museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Renzo Fenci died at the age of 85 in Los Angeles, California, on 11 December 1999.
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Renzo Fenci was married to Jeanne Lyons Foster in Santa Barbara.
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Renzo Fenci had one son and two stepdaughters, his son is a sculptor.