Osvaldo Louis Guglielmi: A Forgotten American Master Early Life and Education Osvaldo Louis Guglielmi, an American painter, was born on April 9, 1906, in Cairo, Egypt. His formative years were marked by frequent travel with his Italian father, a professional violinist, to cities like Milan and Geneva. This exposure to different cultures likely influenced his later artistic sensibilities. In 1914, the family settled in Italian Harlem, New York City, providing Guglielmi with a new cultural landscape. He initially pursued sculpture, working at a casting factory before formally studying at the N…