1. Robert Cenedella became well known for several of his paintings, including commissions by Bacardi, Heinz, Absolut Vodka and Le Cirque.
15 Facts About Robert Cenedella
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Robert Cenedella was born in Milford, Massachusetts, on May 24,1940.
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Robert Cenedella grew up in Wilton, Connecticut, with his two older sisters, and later moved to New York in his early teens.
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At the age of 4, Cenedella looked at Moby Dick, illustrated by Rockwell Kent, which inspired him to pursue art.
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Naturally left-handed, Robert Cenedella was forced at an early age to use his right-hand.
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Robert Cenedella had difficulty learning to read, showed signs of dyslexia, and developed a stutter, possibly due to the forced use of his right hand.
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Robert Cenedella stayed in Connecticut with his mother until he was 12, and Robert moved in with his father in New York City.
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Robert Cenedella attended the High School of Music and Art in New York, but was expelled for writing a satirical letter about the atom bomb drill to the school's principal.
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Robert Cenedella continued to receive his formal education at The Art Students League of New York, where he studied under the German satirical painter George Grosz.
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Robert Cenedella has been on a sabbatical since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is painting full-time in his new studio in Maine.
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Robert Cenedella did it as a "farewell to art" and didn't paint for the next ten years.
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Robert Cenedella's commissions include works for the Bacardi Int'l, Absolut Vodka, a theater piece for Tony Randall, and two paintings for the Le Cirque 2000 Restaurant in New York and Mexico City.
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In September 1985, Robert Cenedella exhibited at the Chateau de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France, a show sponsored by then-mayor Jacques Chirac.
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In 1990, Robert Cenedella was included in the Amnesty International Exhibition in SoHo, Manhattan.
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From 1995 to 2000, Robert Cenedella exhibited and lectured around the United States.