Ottorino “Oreste” Pignoloni [1887/9-1966]
Italy / United States
Portrait (possibly of the artist’s wife Carmella (DiPonziano) Pignoloni (1889-1966)), ca.1909.
Oil on canvas
21 x 14 inches
Signed

Ottorino “Oreste” Pignoloni (1887/9-1966) biography:

Birth: December 25, 1889 also listed as May 15, 1887 in Naples, Italy ;
Death: November 15, 1966 in Cherry Hill, Camden, NJ ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ; 
Zodiac: Capricorn or Taurus ;

Known for: Portrait painting ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: People ;

Areas: Naples, Italy ; Chester, Delaware, PA ; Philadelphia, PA (1916) ; Pennsauken, NJ ; New York, NY (1906) ;
Region: Europe ; North East ; Mid-Atlantic ;
Lived: 245 45th Street, Pennsauken, NJ ; 818 West 6th Street, Chester, PA ;
Father: [unknown] ;
Mother: [unknown] ;
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Spouse: Carmella (DiPonziano) Pignoloni (1889-1966), wife, married 1909 in Philadelphia, PA ;
Children: Luigi “Louis Shoemaker” Pignoloni (1903-?), son? ; Ernest D Pinolini (?-?), son ; Daniel T. Pinolini (?-?), son ; Margaret Pinolini (?-?), daughter ; Emma (Pinolini) Paul (?-?), daughter ; Viola (Pinolini) Trombetta (1914-2008), daughter ; Jean (Pinolini) DiPopolo (?-?), daughter ; Dolly (Pinolini) Perrucci (?-?), daughter ; Florence (Pinolini) Milano (?-?), daughter ;

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Member: Societa di Mutuo Soccorso Antonio Salandra (Antonio Salandra Mutual Aid Company for Italian artisans in Philadelphia, PA) ;
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Milestones: Arrive in American, New York, NY in March 6, 1906 (also listed as 1905) ;

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