Background
Vitale, Santo was born on February 9, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Vitale, Santo was born on February 9, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Apprentice American Museum Natural History, 1930—1932. Assistant nature instructor Children's Museum, dioramist Brooklyn, 1933—1936. Chief dioramas Diorama Corporation America, New York City, 1937—1945.
President McArthur Vitale Displays Inc., general manager, 1946—1965. Chief exhibits and graphics Nassau County Museum, 1966—1973. Assistant director Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium, Centerport, New York, curator, from 1974.
Member of Exhibit Designers Association, Long Island Craftsmen's Guild, Long Island Museum Association, Member American Association Museum, New York Clay Club.
Married Doris Brodsky, 1936. 3 children.