Ralph Della-Volpe

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Ralph Della–Volpe
Born
Ralph Eugene Della–Volpe

May 10, 1923
North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 2017(2017-11-02) (aged 94)
U.S.
EducationNational Academy of Design, Art Students League of New York
Occupation(s)Painter, printmaker, teacher
MovementAbstraction
SpouseHelen Terry (m. ?–2010)
Children3

Ralph Eugene Della–Volpe (May 10, 1923 – November 2, 2017) was an American painter, printmaker, and educator, known for his colorful abstract paintings. He taught at the Art Students League of New York and at Bennett College.[1]

Life and career

Ralph Eugene Della–Volpe was born on May 10, 1923, in North Bergen, New Jersey.[2][3][4]

Della–Volpe attended the

D-Day at Utah Beach.[5] He was wounded twice and earned a Purple Heart.[5] When he returned from the war, he enrolled in classes at the Art Students League of New York for the next four years.[6]

Della–Volpe taught drawing and painting courses at Bennett College in Millbrook, New York, and during his 28 year tenure at the school he also served as the chair of the art department.[6][7]

In 1994, the Warren Street Gallery in Hudson, New York held a retrospective exhibition of his work, titled Della–Volpe: Retrospective 1940–1944.[8] In his later years he continued exhibiting his artwork, and in 2013 at the age of 90, he had a solo exhibition All About Hue II, at Gregory James Gallery in New Milford, Connecticut.[9]

Della–Volpe died at age 94 on November 2, 2017.[5]

His artwork can be found in museum collections, including at the

Syracuse University Art Museum, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.[11]

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  5. ^ a b c "Ralph Eugene Della-Volpe, 1923 – 2017". Legacy.com. Poughkeepsie Journal. November 4, 2017. Archived from the original on March 11, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Ralph Della-Volpe". macdowell.org.
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  9. ^ "At 90, Artist Della-Volpe Has Gregory James Gallery Show". CT Insider. May 9, 2013.
  10. ^ "Cloud Form". Seattle Art Museum. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Construction". Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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