Vic vicini biography

Wealthiest family in Dominican Republic

The Vicini family is the wealthiest family in the Dominican Republic and is best known for their vast holdings in the sugar industry. The family business was started by Juan Bautista Vicini Canepa, who migrated to the Dominican Republic from Italy in 1860.

Juan Bautista Vicini

Juan Bautista Vicini Canepa, was born on February 25, 1847, in Zoagli, a coastal village near Genoa to Angelo Vicini and Anna Canepa. Vicini left Italy and went to the Dominican Republic in 1860 at the age of 13. He was invited to travel to the Dominican Republic as an apprentice to join his countryman Nicole Genevaro who was an exporter of coffee and sugar. After a few years, he purchased the operations belonging to Mr. Genevaro.

Juan Bautista, better known as "Baciccia", was very successful in business. Thanks in part to his hard work and his savings, he managed to acquire land for the cultivation of sugar cane.

His family residence is located on the Avenida Isabel la Católica No. 158, in the city of Santo Domingo, marked with a placard reading J.B. Vicini. This designation is still preserved on the facades of the building belonging to the family. This residence was his place of work. Locals gave it the name Casa Vicini.

Eleven children were born of his marriage to Mercedes Laura Perdomo Santamaría. Seven of them went to live with her to Genoa, Italy. While being married, he had an affair with María Burgos Brito and begat 3 children, among them, President Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos.

Vicini Canepa, patriarch of the Vicini family, returned only once to Italy and died in 1900 at the age of 53.

Felipe and Juan Vicini Perdomo

Upon his death, Juan and Felipe Vicini Perdomo, suspended their professional studies in Italy to take over the family business in the Dominican Republic.

Felipe and Juan Vicini Perdomo increased investment to modernize the factory and field work in the sugar

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My parents came to United States from San Marino, Italy (the oldest Republic in the world) in 1954. The Vicini's come from a long line of artistic family members. My cousins are very talented artist themselves and my father is a very skilled carpenter.

I studied art at Wayne State University and received a BFA in painting and printmaking.

I've exhibited throughout the midwest and have won numerous awards. After I got married in 1982 to my beautiful wife, I changed careers. I worked in art galleries for several years and finally settled into a web development career. My passion for painting was always there. In 1998, I discovered the well known artist Robert Vickrey. I experimented with egg tempera and fell in love with the medium.. I met Mr. Vickrey at one of his shows in Kalamazoo Michigan and was intrigued by his work. After several years painting in tempera I took up oil again. With the onset of Ebay, my passion to paint grew. The ease in which I could display my work and connect with people was fantastic! Although I sell my work at a much lower price compared to art galleries, Ebay drives me to achieve.

I have hundreds of art collectors, art buyers and art lovers who have collected my work through the years. I really enjoy meeting and discussing art with many of these art collectors and am very appreciative of their support.

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