Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Giovanni Martino and Martino Family Papers, 1913-2022, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.martgiov
Creators:
Martino, Giovanni, 1908-1998
Dates:
1913-2022
Languages:
Collection is primarily in English. Some of the Nina Martino papers are in Spanish.
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of Giovanni Martino and Martino family measure 2.5 linear feet and date from 1913 to 2022. Giovanni Martino's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent, his work with his brothers at Martino Studios, is documented though biographical material, correspondence, printed material, photographs, artwork, and one scrapbook. Also found are papers documenting the painting careers of his wife, Eva, and daughters, Nina and Babette.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of Giovanni Martino and Martino family measure 2.5 linear feet and date from 1913 to 2022. Giovanni Martino's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent, his work with his brothers at Martino Studios, is documented though biographical material, correspondence, printed material, photographs, artwork, and one scrapbook. Also found are papers documenting the painting careers of his wife, Eva, and daughters, Nina and Babette.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 5 series.
  • Series 1: Giovanni Martino Papers, 1913-2010 (Boxes 1-2, 4; 1.4 linear feet)
  • Series 2: Eva Martino Papers, circa 1930s-2013 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet)
  • Series 3: Nina Martino Papers, 1942-2022 (Box 2; 0.5 linear feet)
  • Series 4: Babette Martino Papers, 1945-2013 (Boxes 2-3; 0.4 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Giovanni Martino (1908-1998) was a painter in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Martino and his six brothers formed Martino Studios in Philadelphia, where Giovanni worked as a graphic artist. Martino's wife, Eva (1916-2012), and daughters Babette (1945-2011) and Nina F. (1942- ) are also artists. Martino studied at the Philadelphia Graphic Sketch Club, Le France Art Institute, Spring Garden Institute, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He specialized in urban landscape painting and regularly exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions. In the 1960s, the family moved from Philadelphia to a house in Blue Bell, where each member could have their own painting studio.

Administration

Author
Erin Kinhart; Ricky Gomez
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 2005 by Eva, Nina and Babette Martino, Giovanni Martino's wife and daughters and in 2014 and 2022 by Nina F. Martino.
Processing Information
The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2015. The collection has been minimally rearranged and retains the existing/original folder titles when possible. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but often staples and other fasteners have not been removed. Materials within folders have not been rearranged. The 2022 addition was processed and finding aid updated by Ricky Gomez in 2023.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Giovanni Martino and Martino family papers, 1913-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Scrapbooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Pennsylvania Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Ernest Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Eva Marinelli Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Frank Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Nina F. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, William Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Edmond Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Babette Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Antonio Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martino, Albert Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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