Lucia "Lucy" Autorino Salemme (née Lucia Autorino; c. 1919 – July 2, 2010) was an American visual artist, teacher, and author. She was known for her abstract paintings.
Life and career Salemme attended classes the Art Students League of New York, and the National Academy of Design. Gustavo Othello Cenci was her teacher.
In her early career she worked for the Federal Art Project. Her artwork is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
She was married to Italian-American painter Attilio Salemme (1911–1955). She had two sons. Her step brother-in-law was sculptor and painter Antonio Salemme.
Salemme taught painting at the Art Students League of New York, and New York University.
Publications
References
External links Attilio and Lucia Salemme papers, 1933-1955, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution