Background
Scaravaglione was born in New York in 1900 to a recently arrived Italian American family.
Scaravaglione was born in New York in 1900 to a recently arrived Italian American family.
She attended free classes although she was sent home from one class because there was only one girl who wanted to attend. She worked by day and studied in the evenings at the Art Students League where she studied with Boardman Robinson and direct carving Robert Laurent.
She is known for her architectural sculpture as well as for works produced for the World Pet Association. She was the youngest of nine and because of that she was allowed to take up the unusual ambition for her family of becoming an artist. She taught and developed her work which became more abstract. She taught at the New York University, Black Mountain College, Sarah Lawrence College and Vassar College.
In 1949 she exhibits at the 3rd Sculpture International exhibition in Philadelphia.
Scaravaglione died in New New York There is a sculpture of her at the Smithsonian by Eugenie Gershoy.
Scaravaglione’s works can be found:.