▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Sal ve ▁Regin a ▁University ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit utes ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Alfonso ▁I annel li ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian - American ▁sculpt or , ▁artist , ▁and ▁industrial ▁designer . ▁ ▁Based ▁in ▁Chicago ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁I annel li ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁And rett a , ▁Italy ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁He ▁studied ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sculpt or ▁under ▁Gut zon ▁Borg l um , ▁later ▁famous ▁for ▁Mount ▁R ush more . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁designed ▁post ers ▁for ▁the ▁v au dev ille ▁acts ▁appearing ▁at ▁the ▁Or phe um ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright ' s ▁son ▁John ▁saw ▁his ▁work , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁became ▁friends . ▁John ▁introduced ▁I annel li ' s ▁work ▁to ▁his ▁father , ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright , ▁who ▁invited ▁I annel li ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁Mid way ▁Gard ens ▁project ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁I annel li ▁created ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁Mid way ' s ▁Spr ite ▁sculpt ures ▁for ▁Wright . ▁Wright , ▁however , ▁claimed ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁pieces , ▁leading ▁to