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Maria
Gallenga was born in 1880 and was the mentor of Italian
Futurists.
She was an artist, surrounded by thinking people of
her day. She married Peter Gallenga a medical professor
at the University in Rome. He was one of the first
people to research cancer but also helped her develop
the technique of stencilling gold onto velvet. |
| In 1914 she began to make clothes and textiles. In
1915 she visited the San Francisco Panama - Pacific
exhibition. |
In
1923 she won the Silver Medal in the Monza Design
Exhibition.
In 1925 she designed and exhibited in the Italian
Pavilion at Exposition International des Art Decorative
et Industrial in Paris. Here she won the Grand Prix
for stencilled textiles. More exceptional because
the prominent Italian designer of the time was Mario
Fortuny. |
| In
1928 she opened " Boutique Italian in Rue Mimomisnil
in Paris. It remained open until 1934. |
| She
died in 1944. |
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