Francesco Vanzetti b. 29 April 1878

Also known as Francesco Cesare Luigi Stephano Vanzetti
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Artist, designer, metalsmith, architect, farmer, research officer and lecturer. He designed the "Certificate of Award" for the Coolgardie exhibition of 1899. Vanzetti also designed a leadlight panel for HMS Commonwealth (a battleship launched in Glasgow in May 1903).

Citations

  • Vanzetti, F. (26/09/1933), 'A Collection of Art’, West Australian, p. 12.

  • (26/09/1903), 'A Collection of Art: Annual Exhibition By the West Australian Society: An Interesting Display’, Western Mail, p. 12.

  • Gentilli, Joseph (9/06/1973), 'An Unbent Poplar: Francesco Vanzetti and his times’, Expanded and illustrated text of the second Francesco Vanzetti Memorial Lecture, Department of Italian, University of Western Australia.

  • Erickson, Dorothy (1992), 'Aspects of Stylistic and Social Influence on the Practice of Gold and Silversmithing in Western Australia 1829-1965’, Perth, WA: University of Western Australia, PhD Thesis.

  • (1949), 'Dante in English Dress’, Arts Quarterly Arts Union; University of Western Australia, Autumn, pp. 5-10.

  • Erickson, Dorothy (2010), 'Gold and Silversmithing in Western Australia: A History’, Perth, WA: University of Western Australia Press.

  • 'Rifle Shooting’, West Australian (Linton; The J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History AN45/10 file 95).

  • (3/12/1904), 'Society of Arts: Annual Exhibition’, West Australian, p. 43.

  • Vanzetti, F. (13/11/1933), 'The Quality of Art-Students’ Display Opened’, West Australian.

  • (21/09/1903), Morning Herald.

  • (1/11/1904), F.Z. Review.

  • Gentilli, Joseph (1967-09), Gazette of the University of Western Australia vol.17 no. 3, pp. 34-35.

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)