Leonardo da Vinci Art School

With sculptor Attilio Piccirilli, Ruotolo founded the school to provide low-cost, often free art instruction to the working poor, mostly in the evening. The school was first located at St. Nicholas of Myra, Christian Orthodox Church, 288 East 10th Street, off Avenue A and near Tompkins Square Park. Tuition was six dollars ($6) per month--or free. (Joseph Sciorra and Peter Vellon, " Onorio Ruotolo: A Life in Art and Politics," America and Italia Review, April 2004)

Leonardo da Vinci Art School

With sculptor Attilio Piccirilli, Ruotolo founded the school to provide low-cost, often free art instruction to the working poor, mostly in the evening. The school was first located at St. Nicholas of Myra, Christian Orthodox Church, 288 East 10th Street, off Avenue A and near Tompkins Square Park. Tuition was six dollars ($6) per month--or free. (Joseph Sciorra and Peter Vellon, " Onorio Ruotolo: A Life in Art and Politics," America and Italia Review, April 2004)