Dante Henry Bertoni

Background

Bertoni, Dante Henry was born on November 13, 1926 in New York City. Son of Vittorio and Rosa (Clerici) Bertoni.

Education

Certified in Advertising Design, Parson's School Design, 1951; student, New York State University, 1951-1960.

Career

Assistant art director, J. Walter Thompson Company, Inc., New York City, 1951-1957; freelance cartoonist, New Yorker, McCalls, Saturday Evening Post, New York City, 1958-1959; commercial artist Paragon H.O. division, Texaco Oil Company. New York City, 1960-1961; corporation image designer, Lippincott & Margulies, Inc., New York City, 1962-1963; graphics designer, Riegel Paper Corporation, New York City, 1964-1966; studio director, Genovese & DiLeo Associations, New York City, 1966-1968; freelance painter, Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania, 1968-1972; package designer, Equitable Bag Company, Inc., New York City, 1972-1983; newspaper L.O. artist, Miller Advertising Agency, New York City, since 1984. Artist United States Navy, Washington, since 1969, United States Coast Guard, Washington, since 1980.

Achievements

• Dante Henry Bertoni has been listed as a notable Advertising artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Scribe 52d St. Block Association, Brooklyn, since 1969. Neighborhood representative 69th Police Precinct Committee Affairs Office, Brooklyn, since 1971. Legislation advising committee Senator Christopher J. Mega New York 21st district, since 1979.

Plank member Statue ofLiberty Ellis Island Centennial Committee, Washington, since 1984. With United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Watercolor Society, American Veterinary's Society Artists, United States Navy League New York Council, Salmagundi Club (vice chairman 1969-1979, resident artist, 1969-1979), Veterans of Foreign Wars (senior vice commander post #9589, 1983).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, beachcombing, movies, reading, dancing.

Connections

Married Mae Henriksen, October 18, 1952. Children: Rachel, Irene.

Father:

Vittorio Bertoni

Mother:

Rosa (Clerici) Bertoni

Spouse:

Mae Henriksen

child:

Rachel Bertoni

child:

Irene Bertoni