Francesca Danieli

Francesca Danieli (1953 – 2006) was an American collage artist, photographer, and filmmaker.

This article is about the American photographer. For Italian historian and iconologist, see Francesco Danieli.
Francesca Danieli
Born
Francesca Costagliola

1953 (1953)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 2006(2006-06-27) (aged 52–53)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationVirginia Commonwealth University (BFA)
Columbia University (MBA)
SpouseGary Gensler
Children3

Early life

Born Francesca Costagliola in Bethesda, Maryland, Costagliola legally changed her name to Danieli at the age of 25. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a master's degree in business administration from Columbia University.[1]

Career

Danieli and Julia Kim Smith co-directed the film One Nice Thing, which asked participants at the 2004 Republican and Democratic national conventions to say one nice thing about the other party.[2] Danieli's work is included in collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston[3] and the Getty Museum.[4]

Personal life

Danieli's husband, Gary Gensler, became chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The couple had three children.[5]

Danieli died on June 27, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland from breast cancer.[2]

References
  1. Sun, Baltimore (5 July 2006). "Francesca Danieli, 52, collage artist". baltimoresun.com.
  2. "Francesca Danieli, 52; Photo Collage Artist, Filmmaker". Los Angeles Times. 7 July 2006.
  3. "Francesca Danieli: Untitled". mfah.org.
  4. "Gamma Knife #10 (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles.
  5. "Francesca Danieli, 52, collage artist". Baltimore Sun. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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