Carmel Vitullo was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 16, 1925, and grew up in the small Italian community of Federal Hill. After graduating from Classical High School she attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and majored in painting. She went on to pursue her other passion, photography. Carmel studied at the New York Institute of Photography and became enthralled by the work of Henri Cartier Brisson and learned the artistic importance of space and time. Her work was first displayed in “The Family of Man” exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. Two of her photographs from the first Newport Jazz Festival remain in MOMAŐs permanent collection.
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