Union Museum of History and Art presented an exhibit of 30 spectacular works by internationally known African-American artist Don Cincone the month of January, 2020.
Born in Alto, Louisiana, in 1936, he currently resides in Monroe and has close family ties in the Marion area. Cincone has traveled worldwide to study and exhibit his art in studios and museums, and was awarded the Silver Medal of literary arts and Sciences in Rome in 1968. He was commissioned by Universal Studios to do 85 paintings for the 1965 movie “The Art of Love” which starred James Garner, Elke Sommers, Dick Van Dyke and Angie Dickinson. His art has been included in the collections of such notables as Walt Disney, Henri Mancini, Ross Hunter, Leonard Bernstein and Edward G. Robinson.
Born in Alto, Louisiana, in 1936, he currently resides in Monroe and has close family ties in the Marion area. Cincone has traveled worldwide to study and exhibit his art in studios and museums, and was awarded the Silver Medal of literary arts and Sciences in Rome in 1968. He was commissioned by Universal Studios to do 85 paintings for the 1965 movie “The Art of Love” which starred James Garner, Elke Sommers, Dick Van Dyke and Angie Dickinson. His art has been included in the collections of such notables as Walt Disney, Henri Mancini, Ross Hunter, Leonard Bernstein and Edward G. Robinson.
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