Paintings

Calogero Scibetta

Calogero "Charlie" Salvatore Scibetta (Italian-American, 1898-1931) was a painter, commercial artist and teacher, primarily known for his oil paintings of landscapes, cityscapes and portraits, scenes of Western New York, Italian & Spanish landscape & coastal scenes, as well as watercolors.  He was born in Montedora, Sicily, to parents Salvatore and Carmela (née Scime) Scibetta.  In 1903, the family immigrated to the United States, and they settled in Buffalo, NY.  Scibetta had two younger brothers who were also accomplished painters and muralists in the Buffalo area; Angelo Charles Scibetta (Italian-American, 1902-1962) who later worked for the Hollywood film industry as a set decorator and art director in Los Angeles, CA, and Pascal "Pat" Scibetta (American, 1909-1992).  He also had a cousin in Buffalo who was a successful painter & muralist by the name of Pascal J. Scime (American, 1906-2000).
 
Scibetta's early education was at Buffalo School No. 2.  He won a scholarship to study art at the Buffalo School of Fine Arts under Florence Julia Bach and David Urquhart Wilcox, and landscape painting with Otto Henry Schneider.  He won a scholarship to further his studies at the Art Students' League in New York City under Frank Vincent DuMond, George Brandt Bridgman, William de Leftwich Dodge, Joseph Pennell, Charles Wheeler Locke, Edward Penfield and Walter Biggs.  Scibetta also studied with the Tiffany Foundation, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, and with J. Ihrlick (unknown, -) at The Cooper Union School of Art for commercial design.  Scibetta taught composition classes at the Buffalo School of Fine Arts as well as privately.  From 1921-23, he was an assistant landscape instructor to Otto H. Schneider (American, 1865-1950), at the Art Students' League of Buffalo, NY.