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Onorio Ruotolo (1888–1966) was an Italian-American sculptor and poet, once known as the "Rodin of Little Italy."〔 〕 ==Biography== Ruotolo was born in Cervinara, Italy. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and emigrated to the United States in 1908. The struggle and poverty he observed in New York City engendered in him a concern for society, which he expressed in cartoons, poetry, and sculpture. During World War I, Ruotolo produced a number of sculptures showing the horrors of war. In 1914, he and Arturo Giovannitti became co-directors of ''Il Fuoco'', a magazine of art and politics. After an ideological split, Ruotolo began ''Minosse'', a socio-literary publication. In 1923 Ruotolo founded the Leonardo da Vinci Art School on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The school was created to provide arts education for New York's immigrant community, and it remained in operation for almost twenty years. In 1924 Isamu Noguchi took his first sculpture class at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School, and Noguchi began his artistic career with the academic sculpture that he created as Ruotolo's protégé. In 1925, he began publishing ''Leonardo'', an annual magazine from the school. In the 1940s and 1960s, Ruotolo turned to poetry and prose. From 1950-1957 served as an aide of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Ruotolo died at his home on Bank Street, New York City, on December 18, 1966.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Onorio Ruotolo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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