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Mario Bacchelli

Mario Bacchelli (1893 - 1951) was active/lived in Tennessee / Italy, Argentina.  Mario Bacchelli is known for Landscape and landmark painting, teaching.

The following article was written and submitted by Ken Hall.  It was published in The Downtowner Magazine, Memphis, September 2002.

From Bologna to Beale Street
By Ken Hall
 
Mario Bacchelli's road from Bologna to Beale Street was as adventurous and unpredictable as any novel or screenplay. But to Memphis, he finally embraced his new home with a passion.
 
From 1948 until 1951, this internationally renowned Italian painter captured the spirit of earthy, vibrant, largely ignored ethnic cultures of Memphis on canvas and paper.  During this time, Bacchelli was a favorite party guest, zipping around town on his red motorcycle from art opening to cocktail party, to juke joint and back to cocktail party, engaging and entertaining Memphians of all social strata with his charm and wit. One anecdote has him attending the 1950 Memphis Academy of Art costume ball in a Roman senator's toga and leaving at the end of the evening, toga fabric flying around him as he spe   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6876 characters.]  Artist bio

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