CHRONOLOGY
1926 Born in the Village of Fibbiano Montanino, Lucca, Italy.
1947 Studies at the Art Institute of Lucca, Italy.
1950 Completes Education at Lucca’s Art Institute and Moves to Florence, Italy.
1953 Assistant Professor at Florence University, Florence, Italy.
1958 Moves to New York, New York.
1961 First Solo Exhibition in America.
1962 Teaching at The New School of Social Research, New York, New York.
1970 Teaching also at The National Academy of Design, New York, New York.
1980 Travels Yearly Giving Workshops Throughout The United States & Europe.
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
1953 Madonna Tabernacolo di Via Masaccio, Marble, Florence, Italy.
1955 Agip Gas Station, Ceramic, Florence, Italy.
1956 Kiosk, Ceramic, Florence, Italy.
1956 Saint Francis, Marble, Florence, Italy.
1957 Latin American Symbols for Amerigo Vespucci Bridge, Florence, Italy.
1961 Grand Award of Sports for ABC Sports, New York, New York.
1962 Fall of Icarus for Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
1965 Trades People for Trade Bank and Trust Company, New York, New York.
1966 Mass Communications for J. Walter Thompson, New York, New York.
1968 Lee Iaccoca Portrait, New York, New York.
1970 Dr. Peter and Sylvia Sammartino for Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, New Jersey.
1971 Walt Whitman 5 Foot High Bust, Arrow Park, Monroe, New York.
1972 Pieta for University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1972 Alan King Portrait for the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.
1975 Raphell Fountain, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens, New York.
1975 Love Medal for The Society of Medalists, Ninety-Second Issue, Weston, Connecticut.
1975 Madonna And Child for Steuben Glass, New York, New York.
1975 The Christmas Angel Medal for Medallic Art Company, Danbury, Connecticut.
1976 Sir Walter Raleigh 12 Foot High for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina.
1976 Mother and Child, Father and Son for The Franklin Mint, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania.
1979 After Shopping for The Galleria Shopping Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1981 Mother Italia for the Belmont Enrico Fermi Library, Bronx, New York.
1982 Altar, Lectern, and Easter Candle for the Massarosa Church, Massarosa, Italy.
1982 Bishop Pernicone for the Belmont Enrico Fermi Library, Bronx, New York.
1983 Saint Francis for the Fibbiano Montanino Church, Fibbiano, Italy.
1983 Medal for Graphic Communications International Union, New York, New York.
1984 Altar, Lectern and Baptismal Fountain for the Pian di Conca Church, Pian di Conca, Italy.
1985 Park Bench for the Montana Building, New York, New York.
1985 Balancing for Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
1986 Altar for the San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy.
1986 Tabernacle for the Sant’Alessio Church, Sant’Alessio, Italy.
1986 Liberty for The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Saint Louis, Missouri.
1987 Award Sculpture Two Dancers for American School of Ballet, New York, New York.
1988 Ernie Davis Memorial, Elmira Junior High School, Elmira, New York.
1990 Lectern for the San Martino Church, Lucca, Italy.
1991 Danilo Cervietti Marble Tombstone, Pietrasanta, Italy.
1992 Quality Springs of Achievement for Springs Industries, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
1993 Family Springs of Achievement for Springs Industries, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
1993 Reader for Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
1993 Caring for Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
1994 Education Springs of Achievement for Springs Industries, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
1994 Glass Blower, Corning Glass Company, Corning, New York.
1995 Service Springs of Achievement for Springs Industries, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
1995 Assumption for the visit of Pope John Paul II at the Cathedral Immaculate Conception, Denver, Colorado.
1996 Planning for the Future Springs of Achievement for Springs Industries, Fort Mill, South
Carolina.
1996 Beata Maria Dominica Barbantini tomb for the Santa Trinita Church, Lucca, Italy.
1997 History Springs of Achievement for Springs Industries, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
1997 Visiting Grandpa for The Geriatric Center at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
1997 Robert H. Lurie portrait, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1998 Creativity Springs of Achievement for Springs Industries, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
1998 The Visit for Novartis International AG, Basel, Switzerland.
1998 Eli’s Goalie for Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
1999 The Spirit of Girard, Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2000 Family for the Bertarelli Foundation, Geneva, Italy.
2001 Saint Joseph the Carpenter for the Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine, Orlando, Florida.
2002 Sharing for Selby Public Library, Sarasota, Florida.
2002 The Symbol for The Connecticut Hospice Foundation, Branford, Connecticut.
2003 William Beaumont and Jonathan Edwards for Beaumont Medical Club, Yale School of
Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
2003 San Paolino for the Lectern at the San Paolino Church, Lucca, Italy.
2004 Coach Robert J. Cosby for Brunswick School, Greenwich, Connecticut.
2005 Lawrence Wien for The Connecticut Golf Club, Easton, Connecticut.
2005 Frederick Law Olmsted for The Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.
2006 Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Beecher Stowe for the City of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
2006 Mark Twain for The Jinan Botanical Gardens, Jinan, Shandong, China.
2006 Ted Sprague for The Three Rivers Foundation, Corning, New York.
2007 Independent Women’s Football League-Hall of Fame, Museum of World Treasures, Wichita,
Kansas.
2007 Ernie Davis for Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
2008 Frederick Law Olmsted for The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
2009 George St. John for Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut.
2009 Caroline Ruutz-Rees for Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut.