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Nick Gaetano is an artist, known for creating the 25th Anniversary Edition cover art for the works of Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Anthem, We the Living, Philosophy: Who Needs It, Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal, For the New Intellectual, The Early Ayn Rand, The Romantic Manifesto, and The Virtue of Selfishness. He also created The Ayn Rand Postage Stamp.^[1] In 2002, the original art for the Anniversary Editions of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged sold at auction for $118,000 (According to Gaetano he never got a penny for it).

Biography

Nick Gaetano was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended the Art Center College of Design where he received his education. He currently resides in Laguna Beach, California.^[2]^[3]

Awards

Nick Gaetano received the following awards:

Fellowship/ New Jersey State Council of the Arts
Juror's Award/ American Annual Works on Paper/ Jane Livingston
Juror's Award/ Expo 2003/ Dallas TX/ Vincent Falsetta
Juror's Award / TVAA / Dallas TX - Nancy Whitenack
Juror's Award / Best of Show /Rockwell Artists League / Ted Pillsbury^[2]

References

^ "usps.com Ayn Rand 1999 addition to the Literary Arts stamp series". Archived from the original on 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Gaetano/Bio". Nick Gaetano. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
^ "The Accidental Objectivist: Nick Gaetano". Interview Magazine. December 7, 2011.

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[1] "usps.com Ayn Rand 1999 addition to the Literary Arts stamp series". Archived from the original on 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

[Nick-2] "Nick Gaetano/Bio". Nick Gaetano. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[3] "The Accidental Objectivist: Nick Gaetano". Interview Magazine. December 7, 2011.

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-[[Image:Atlas shrugged cover.jpg|thumbnail|100px|''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' cover by Nick Gaetano.]]
+{{Notability|Biographies|date=December 2012}}
+<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Atlas shrugged cover.jpg|thumbnail|100px|''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' cover by Nick Gaetano.]] -->
+'''Nick Gaetano''' is an artist, known for creating the 25th Anniversary Edition cover art for the works of [[Ayn Rand]]: ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', ''[[Anthem (novella)|Anthem]]'', ''[[We the Living]]'', ''[[Philosophy: Who Needs It]]'', ''[[Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal]]'', ''[[For the New Intellectual]]'', ''[[The Early Ayn Rand]]'', ''[[The Romantic Manifesto]]'', and ''[[The Virtue of Selfishness]]''. He also created The Ayn Rand Postage Stamp.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/99/ayn_rand.htm |title=usps.com Ayn Rand 1999 addition to the Literary Arts stamp series |access-date=2008-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120111156/http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/99/ayn_rand.htm |archive-date=2008-01-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2002, the original art for the Anniversary Editions of ''The Fountainhead'' and ''Atlas Shrugged'' sold at auction for $118,000 (According to Gaetano he never got a penny for it).
-<!-- Image with disputed fair-use status removed:  [[Image:Ayn rand stamp.jpg|thumb|100px|US stamp of 1999 depicting [[Ayn Rand]] by Nick Gaetano.]] -->
+==Biography==
-'''Nick Gaetano''' is a prolific [[illustrator]] known for his distinctive [[art deco]] style. He has designed for magazines, advertising, book covers, logos, posters, and hooked rugs. His work has been featured on a U.S. postage stamp. He is often considered to be a [[Romanticism|romanticist]], or more accurately a [[Romantic realism|Romantic realist]].
+Nick Gaetano was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended the Art Center College of Design where he received his education. He currently resides in Laguna Beach, California.<ref name=Nick>{{cite web|title=Nick Gaetano/Bio|url=http://nickgaetano.com/nicbio.html|publisher=Nick Gaetano|accessdate=21 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/nick-gaetano|title=The Accidental Objectivist: Nick Gaetano|date=December 7, 2011|website=Interview Magazine}}</ref>
+==Awards==
-Nick Gaetano created the 35th Anniversary Edition cover art for the works of [[Ayn Rand]]: ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', ''[[Anthem]]'', ''[[We the Living]]'', ''[[Philosophy: Who Needs It]]'', ''[[Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal]]'', ''[[For the New Intellectual]]'', ''[[The Early Ayn Rand]]'', ''[[The Romantic Manifesto]]'', and ''[[The Virtue of Selfishness]]''. He also created The Ayn Rand Postage Stamp.
+Nick Gaetano received the following awards:
+*Fellowship/ New Jersey State Council of the Arts
+*Juror's Award/ American Annual Works on Paper/ Jane Livingston
+*Juror's Award/ Expo 2003/ Dallas TX/ Vincent Falsetta
+*Juror's Award  / TVAA / Dallas TX - Nancy Whitenack
+*Juror's Award / Best of Show /Rockwell Artists League / Ted Pillsbury<ref name=Nick />
+==References==
-In 2002, the original art for the Anniversary Editions of ''The Fountainhead'' and ''Atlas Shrugged'' sold at auction, by [[Quent Cordair Fine Art]], for $118,000.
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-{{illustrator-stub}}
+* [http://www.nickgaetano.com Nick Gaetano's website]
+* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/nick-gaetano/68203078421 Nick Gaetano's Facebook page]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaetano, Nick}}
-[[Category:Burlingame, California]]
+[[Category:American illustrators]]
+[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:People from Burlingame, California]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
+{{illustrator-stub}}