biography of Anthony LA ROCCO (1920)

Birth place: Torrington, CT

Addresses: Worcester, MA; Boylston, MA

Profession: Craftsman

Studied: Sch. for Am. Craftsmen, Alfred Univ.; Acad. FA, Milan. Italy.

Exhibited: BM, 1953; St. Paul A. Gal., 1952; WMA, 1955; Smithsonian Inst. traveling exh., 1953; Eastern States Fair, Springfield, 1953; deCordova & Dana Mus., 1953; Fitchburg A. Mus., 1954; Geo. Walter Vincent Smith Mus., Springfield, 1955; Mus. Contemp. Crafts, NY, 1956-57; Mass. Crafts, Boston, 1956; Boston A. Festival, 1956-57; Univ. Illinois, 1957; Craft Center Instructors' Exh., WMA, 1958; Article on Woodworking for Sloan Report, 1961; Article on "Workshop for the Aged," New England Adage, 1961. Awards: Fulbright F., 1949-50; prize, St. Paul (Minn.) A. Gal., 1952.

Member: De Cordova Craftsmen.

Work: St. Paul A. Gal.

Comments: Position: dir., Cabinet Shop, Old Sturbridge Village, 1950-51; instr., woodworking, cabinet making, Craft Center, Worcester, Mass., 1951-.