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Marina Busignani Reffi

1930 – 2006

Sammarinese painter, ceramist and politician

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Lived 1930 – 2006 (aged 75–76). Marina Busignani Reffi was a San Marinese painter, ceramicist and politician.

Marina Busignani Reffi (1930–2006) was a Sammarinese painter, sculptor, ceramist, and politician.

Born in the city of San Marino, Reffi studied art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, where her instructors included Giorgio Morandi, Virgilio Guidi, and Luciano Minguzzi. From 1956 until 1989 she was active at the Sammarinese ceramic manufacturer SAM. She was among the artists who founded the association for Sammarinese artists in 1976, and served as its president in 1978. At the Venice Biennale, she served as a commissioner, and was the first to represent her home country at the event. She represented San Marino at exhibits elsewhere during her career as well. Reffi was also active in politics, becoming the first woman to join the Sammarinese Socialist Party. She was also one of the first three women to be elected to the Grand and General Council She declined, however, to take her seat, deferring instead to her husband, Giordano Bruno Reffi, who had been elected on the same list. Reffi died in the city of her birth in 2006,

Reffi was active in Italian cultural circles throughout her life, and counted among her friends the artist Emilio Vedova. and the undated Testimony 1 and Testimony 2, both in stone.

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Born
1930, San Marino
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Died
2006
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Education
Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna

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Who was Marina Busignani Reffi?

Sammarinese painter, ceramist and politician

When was Marina Busignani Reffi born?

Marina Busignani Reffi was born in 1930 in San Marino.

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Marina Busignani Reffi died in 2006.

What was Marina Busignani Reffi's occupation?

Marina Busignani Reffi was a painter, ceramicist and politician.

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Marina Busignani Reffi was San Marinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marina Busignani Reffi

· Wikidata: Q43380793

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