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Alberto Burri (Città di Castello, March 12, 1915 - Nice, February 13, 1995), was an Italian abstract painter and sculptor. His home town has memorialized him with a large permanent museum of his works. CittÃ di Castello is a town in the northern part of the Umbria region of Italy. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... City motto: NicÃ¦a civitas. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Artdreamguide: Alberto Burri. Biografia di Alberto Burri (Vita di Alberto Burri) (540 words)
	Alberto Burri nasce a Città di Castello (Perugia) nel 1915.
	Tornato in Italia nel 1946, Burri si trasferisce a Roma, deciso a diventare artista.
	Abbandonate le combustioni, Alberto Burri nel 1973 inizia il ciclo dei Cretti, che riprendono i Bianchi realizzati a cavallo tra gli anni '40 e '50.

Guggenheim Collection - Artist - Burri - Biography (567 words)
	Alberto Burri was born March 12, 1915, in Città di Castello, Italy.
	Burri’s first retrospective in the United States was presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 1963.
	Burri turned to another industrial material, Cellotex, in 1979, and continued to use it throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

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