Emilio Greco (11 October 1913 – 4 April 1995) was an Italian sculptor, engraver, medallist,[1] writer and poet.

[2] His most important exhibitions: in 1961 the Musée Rodin in Paris, and a one-man show at the Shirokjia Foundation in Tokyo; 1962 Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris; 1963 Fondaçao Calouste Goubelkian, Lisbon, and Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome; 1965 "XXIV Biennale Nazionale d'Arte" Milan; 1966 National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne and National Gallery of South Australia; 1970 Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara; 1971 a one-man show at the "Italienische Kulterinstitut" in Vienna, repeated at the Musée Rodin in Paris; 1972 Gendai Chokokusenta in Osaka, then to the Modern Art Museums of Kobe, to Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Kyoto and Mitsukoshi.

[3] Establishing an international reputation, Greco went on to exhibit extensively and also received very important commissions during his career.

[5] La grande bagnante ("Large Bather", 1956) won the sculpture prize at the 18th Venice Biennale.

[7] Greco's collection of short stories and verse "Lo Jonio Corrusco Di Vento" with his own illustrations was published in 1980.