Background
Zanzi, James Michael was born on March 23, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Michael and Nada Lillia (Seih) Zanzi.
Zanzi, James Michael was born on March 23, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Michael and Nada Lillia (Seih) Zanzi.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1962; Master of Fine Arts, School The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1968; graduate in art history and sculpture, Illinois Institute Technology, 1969; postgraduate in liberal arts, University of Chicago, 1970.
Instructor sculpture, School The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1962-1979;
professor, School The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, since 1979. Director history and concepts (ART) n (team of artistic and science technicians) Laboratory Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, since 1982, also project coordinator and conceptual advisor Psychologram 1. Aesthetic and history advisor for preservation activities: Spin City Restoration/The Wisconsin Concrete Pk.
Restoration Foundation, since 1978, South Carolina. Restoration, Chicago, since 1981. Also research and analysis of preservation of indigenous Midwestern sites and monuments, since 1978.
Board directors Ox Bow Summer College, Saugatuck, Michigan. Co-instructor annual travel class School The Art Institute of Chicago, since 1985.
Member Spring Lake (Wisconsin) Citizens/Political Change, since 1987. Friend Friends of Prairie, Champaign, Illinois, since 1980. Board directors Wisconsin Concrete Park Restoration, Phillips, since 1981.
Member History Society of Upper Baraboo Valley (Wisconsin), Les Nomades Club, Indiana Order Morning Star.
Married Lalla Anne Critz, May 27, 1962. 1 child, James Richard Critz.