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The Piccirilli Family: A Stone Carving Dynasty
October 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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culptor and author John Belardo brings to LW! the fascinating story of “Piccirilli Brothers Sculptors,” a family of immigrants who gave their new country masterpieces to last a nation’s lifetime.
Though their names are perhaps not familiar, we know them well through the elaborate Maine Memorial at Columbus Circle and the heartbreakingly beautiful Fireman’s Memorial on Riverside Drive, as well as Patience and Fortitude, the lions of the New York Public Library, and the iconic seated Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.
The Piccirilli studio eventually became the largest in America and, over nearly five decades, some of the country’s most important public sculptures would be carved there.