RITA BOLEY BOLAFFIO 1776 Collage, signed ‘Rita Boley Bolaffio’ to lower right, subject shows colonial government building with patriotic motif. In frame measures approx 38 x 28 in., red painted wood frame, surface wear to frame & piece, professionally framed, not examined out of frame. Property of artist family estate.Bolaffio, Rita Boley was born on June 7, 1898 in Trieste, Italy. Arrived in United States, 1939, naturalized, 1944. Daughter of Angelo Luzzatto and Olga Senigaglia.She created powerful artwork that underscored the importance of grace and imagination. In 1939, the Fascist anti-Jewish policies forced the family to flee to America. She began a career as an artist, specializing in imaginative collages that were displayed in the windows of most major department stores in America, including Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Carson Pirie Scott, and many more, as well as many private commissions. She regularly contributed covers for such magazines as Harper"s Bazaar, Vogue, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, and Woman"s Day. She had many awards and one-woman exhibitions at museums and galleries (eg James Pendleton Gallery in New York City, JL Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, New York and the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina). Her work was showcased in the New York Times, as well as European reference works on modern art. (prabook.com).RITA BOLEY BOLAFFIO 1776 collage, Rita boley bolaffio decoupage art, rita boley bolaffio collage, mixed media art, modern art, collage art, decoupage, wall art, wall decor, Patriotic art, American art, Independence Day, u.s.a. Motif 7