Dante Radice was the son of Vito Radice and Gabriella (Scalia) Radice.
He studied at George Washington University, Columbia University and the Arts Student League in NYC. He served in the US Army during WWII as a Private (603d Camouflage Battalion).
After having many pieces of art displayed in exhibits around Washington DC, he was hired to run a gallery in Washington for Caresse Crosby (39959760).
Dante then worked as a teacher, starting the Art department for Georgetown Day School and the Hawthorne School. He enjoyed teaching and sparking the interest of art in his students.
He was a trained architect; drew plans for houses in his spare time and in the summers. He designed the Eugene O'Neil Theater Museum, in Provincetown Mass.
Dante died in Washington DC
Below is a lovely account of Dante Radice as a teacher written by one of his former students as found on the Hawthorne School memorial page.
There were tables, a blackboard, all sorts of art materials, a sign that said "Dante's Inferno", south-facing windows for plentiful sunlight, and finally a large desk, but what made the room special was Dante. He might be sitting behind the desk, waving a cigarette while having an animated chat with a student. Or he might be quietly moving through the room, glancing at what we were doing, making helpful suggestions if needed. The Art Room was a classroom, but also a refuge and a place to be nurtured and even healed.
At times, the entire school was transformed as Dante supervised the painting of murals. For Christmas the assembly room became a formal garden or a great hall complete with a balcony for musicians, and an angel graced the front hallway.
At other times, the numerous museums of Washington became our classrooms, as Dante showed us works of art which he knew like old friends.
Not all of us became artists, but Dante helped us all to gain a new appreciation of art. His deep caring for each one of us was the greatest of his many gifts.
Dante taught at Hawthorne from the beginning until 1978; he died in 1983.
(See also Washington Post obituary, December 8, 1983, page C7.)-- Dana Sawyer
He studied at George Washington University, Columbia University and the Arts Student League in NYC. He served in the US Army during WWII as a Private (603d Camouflage Battalion).
After having many pieces of art displayed in exhibits around Washington DC, he was hired to run a gallery in Washington for Caresse Crosby (39959760).
Dante then worked as a teacher, starting the Art department for Georgetown Day School and the Hawthorne School. He enjoyed teaching and sparking the interest of art in his students.
He was a trained architect; drew plans for houses in his spare time and in the summers. He designed the Eugene O'Neil Theater Museum, in Provincetown Mass.
Dante died in Washington DC
Below is a lovely account of Dante Radice as a teacher written by one of his former students as found on the Hawthorne School memorial page.
There were tables, a blackboard, all sorts of art materials, a sign that said "Dante's Inferno", south-facing windows for plentiful sunlight, and finally a large desk, but what made the room special was Dante. He might be sitting behind the desk, waving a cigarette while having an animated chat with a student. Or he might be quietly moving through the room, glancing at what we were doing, making helpful suggestions if needed. The Art Room was a classroom, but also a refuge and a place to be nurtured and even healed.
At times, the entire school was transformed as Dante supervised the painting of murals. For Christmas the assembly room became a formal garden or a great hall complete with a balcony for musicians, and an angel graced the front hallway.
At other times, the numerous museums of Washington became our classrooms, as Dante showed us works of art which he knew like old friends.
Not all of us became artists, but Dante helped us all to gain a new appreciation of art. His deep caring for each one of us was the greatest of his many gifts.
Dante taught at Hawthorne from the beginning until 1978; he died in 1983.
(See also Washington Post obituary, December 8, 1983, page C7.)-- Dana Sawyer
Dante Radice was the son of Vito Radice and Gabriella (Scalia) Radice.
He studied at George Washington University, Columbia University and the Arts Student League in NYC. He served in the US Army during WWII as a Private (603d Camouflage Battalion).
After having many pieces of art displayed in exhibits around Washington DC, he was hired to run a gallery in Washington for Caresse Crosby (39959760).
Dante then worked as a teacher, starting the Art department for Georgetown Day School and the Hawthorne School. He enjoyed teaching and sparking the interest of art in his students.
He was a trained architect; drew plans for houses in his spare time and in the summers. He designed the Eugene O'Neil Theater Museum, in Provincetown Mass.
Dante died in Washington DC
Below is a lovely account of Dante Radice as a teacher written by one of his former students as found on the Hawthorne School memorial page.
There were tables, a blackboard, all sorts of art materials, a sign that said "Dante's Inferno", south-facing windows for plentiful sunlight, and finally a large desk, but what made the room special was Dante. He might be sitting behind the desk, waving a cigarette while having an animated chat with a student. Or he might be quietly moving through the room, glancing at what we were doing, making helpful suggestions if needed. The Art Room was a classroom, but also a refuge and a place to be nurtured and even healed.
At times, the entire school was transformed as Dante supervised the painting of murals. For Christmas the assembly room became a formal garden or a great hall complete with a balcony for musicians, and an angel graced the front hallway.
At other times, the numerous museums of Washington became our classrooms, as Dante showed us works of art which he knew like old friends.
Not all of us became artists, but Dante helped us all to gain a new appreciation of art. His deep caring for each one of us was the greatest of his many gifts.
Dante taught at Hawthorne from the beginning until 1978; he died in 1983.
(See also Washington Post obituary, December 8, 1983, page C7.)-- Dana Sawyer
He studied at George Washington University, Columbia University and the Arts Student League in NYC. He served in the US Army during WWII as a Private (603d Camouflage Battalion).
After having many pieces of art displayed in exhibits around Washington DC, he was hired to run a gallery in Washington for Caresse Crosby (39959760).
Dante then worked as a teacher, starting the Art department for Georgetown Day School and the Hawthorne School. He enjoyed teaching and sparking the interest of art in his students.
He was a trained architect; drew plans for houses in his spare time and in the summers. He designed the Eugene O'Neil Theater Museum, in Provincetown Mass.
Dante died in Washington DC
Below is a lovely account of Dante Radice as a teacher written by one of his former students as found on the Hawthorne School memorial page.
There were tables, a blackboard, all sorts of art materials, a sign that said "Dante's Inferno", south-facing windows for plentiful sunlight, and finally a large desk, but what made the room special was Dante. He might be sitting behind the desk, waving a cigarette while having an animated chat with a student. Or he might be quietly moving through the room, glancing at what we were doing, making helpful suggestions if needed. The Art Room was a classroom, but also a refuge and a place to be nurtured and even healed.
At times, the entire school was transformed as Dante supervised the painting of murals. For Christmas the assembly room became a formal garden or a great hall complete with a balcony for musicians, and an angel graced the front hallway.
At other times, the numerous museums of Washington became our classrooms, as Dante showed us works of art which he knew like old friends.
Not all of us became artists, but Dante helped us all to gain a new appreciation of art. His deep caring for each one of us was the greatest of his many gifts.
Dante taught at Hawthorne from the beginning until 1978; he died in 1983.
(See also Washington Post obituary, December 8, 1983, page C7.)-- Dana Sawyer
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