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
DiedJune 27, 2006(2006-06-27) (aged 52–53)

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

With Julia Kim Smith, she 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] Her work is included in collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston[3] and the Getty Museum.[4]

She was married to the former Goldman Sachs partner Gary Gensler; together they had three children. [5]

Danieli died June 27, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland as a result of breast cancer.[2]

References
  1. Sun, Baltimore. "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".
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