Background
Castano, Giovanni was born on October 2, 1896 in Gasperina, Calabria, Italy. Son of Joseph and Maria Therese (Procopio) Castano.
Castano, Giovanni was born on October 2, 1896 in Gasperina, Calabria, Italy. Son of Joseph and Maria Therese (Procopio) Castano.
Brought to the United States, 1904. Art education under Philip L. Hale, Leslie P. Thompson, Huger Elliott, Field-Marshal Lamb, Henry James and at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1916-1921.
Works are represented in Public Library, Brockton, Massachusetts, Springfield (Massachusetts) Art Association Painter stage settings Boston Opera House. Scenic artist and designer Cincinnati Grand Opera, 1922-1927. Executed murals First Baptist Church, Covington, Kentucky, Mercy Academy, Cincinnati, Metropolitan Theatre, Boston, 1927.
Painter all stage scenery for Town Hall, Peterborough, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1936.
Decorated Saint Peter’s Church, Boston, 1936. Also recently painted individual portraits.
Restorer Albert Herter murals, House of Representatives, Boston.
Member Accademia Tiberina (Rome, Italy). Clubs: Art (Boston, Cincinnati, Brockton).
Married Josephine Caruso, February 6, 1926. Children: John Elvira (Mistress Carlo Palmerio), Marie (Mistress John Robert Lothrop).