Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameGaetano Salvatore•Cartaino Scarpitta
Used nameSalvatore•Cartaino Scarpitta
Nick/petnamesS. C.
Born28 February 1887 in Palermo, Palermo (ITA)
Died18 August 1948 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Salvatore Scarpitta was born in Italy and studied in Palermo and Rome at the Royal Italian Academy. In 1910, he emigrated to the United States, first living in New York and then moving to Los Angeles in 1923. He was best known for busts of prominent figures, including composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), actress Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), and dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945). Of the latter, he created a bust in Rome and a replica for the Italian Embassy in Washington. Scarpitta’s large-scale reliefs adorn the Los Angeles Stock Exchange Building and Los Angeles County General Hospital, among others. He was married to Ukrainian sculptor Nadia Yarotsky (1897-1997). Their son Salvatore (1919-2007) also became a well-known sculptor.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions USA Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta
Sculpturing, Medals And Reliefs, Open (Olympic) Final Standings Judge
Sculpturing, Statues, Open (Olympic) Final Standings Judge