Editing Liceo Artistico Edgardo Mannucci (section)

== Namesake ==

[[w:Edgardo Mannucci|Edgardo Mannucci]] ([[w:Fabriano|Fabriano]], 14 June 1904 – [[w:Arcevia|Arcevia]], 21 November 1986) was an Italian [[w:Sculpture|sculptor]] associated with [[w:Abstract art|abstract]] and [[w:Art Informel|informal art]]. The son of a marble artisan, he moved to [[w:Rome|Rome]] in 1927, where he became a pupil of the sculptor [[w:Quirino Ruggeri|Quirino Ruggeri]] and formed a close friendship with the painter [[w:Corrado Cagli|Corrado Cagli]]. From 1938 he taught at the Liceo Artistico in Rome. After military service and captivity during the [[w:World War II|Second World War]], he returned to teaching and, around 1950–51, became one of the first in Italy to weld metal directly in his sculpture; he was close to the [[w:Gruppo Origine|"Origine" group]] and a friend of [[w:Alberto Burri|Alberto Burri]]. In 1962 he moved to the Istituto d'Arte of [[w:Urbino|Urbino]] and subsequently served as principal of the art institutes of [[w:Cagli|Cagli]], [[w:Fano|Fano]], and Ancona. In 1966 he received a gold medal from the [[w:President of Italy|President of the Republic]] for his artistic work. His pieces are held in collections including the [[w:Kröller-Müller Museum|Kröller-Müller Museum]] in [[w:Otterlo|Otterlo]] and the [[w:Museum of Modern Art|Museum of Modern Art]] in New York. The former Istituto Statale d'Arte of Ancona — now the Liceo Artistico Mannucci — was named in recognition of his long and formative teaching career.