Enrico Prampolini (1894 - 1956)

Enrico Prampolini

Enrico Prampolini was an Italian futurist painter and sculptor.

Enrico Prampolini published his manifesto Scenografia e coreografia futurista (Futuristic scenography and choreography) in 1915; in the same year he began working as a theatre artist and theatre costume designer.

In 1925 Enrico Prampolini was awarded an honorary diploma at the World Exhibition in Paris, the second most important award in the class of theatrical art.

When Mussolini came to power in Italy, Enrico Prampolini, like many other futurist artists, supported the new regime. In 1932 he, together with Gerardo Dottori and Mario Sironi, leads and implements in a futuristic style the decoration of the grandiose "Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution" (Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista) in Rome.