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Born 1948. Known for: Sculptor-wildlife-monumental.
Sculptor John Raimondi is the oldest of four sons of first generation Italian immigrants. Intending to become a seascape painter, he attended the Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts in Maine.... Read full biography
Sculptor John Raimondi is the oldest of four sons of first generation Italian immigrants. Intending to become a seascape painter, he attended the Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts in Maine. There he met teacher and sculptor, Norman Therrien who encouraged Raimondi to try sculpture. Next... Read full biography
Sculptor John Raimondi is the oldest of four sons of first generation Italian immigrants. Intending to become a seascape painter, he attended the Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts in Maine. There he met teacher and sculptor, Norman Therrien who encouraged Raimondi to try sculpture. Next Raimondi attended the Massachusetts College of Art where he studied sculpture and worked on finding his own "form of language.". Raimondi's monumental sculptures are known for their lyrical qualities and... Read full biography
Sculptor John Raimondi is the oldest of four sons of first generation Italian immigrants. Intending to become a seascape painter, he attended the Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts in Maine. There he met teacher and sculptor, Norman Therrien who encouraged Raimondi to try sculpture. Next Raimondi attended the Massachusetts College of Art where he studied sculpture and worked on finding his own "form of language.". Raimondi's monumental sculptures are known for their lyrical qualities and use of color. The sculptor initially used Cor-Ten steel but has recently worked with both bronze and stainless steel for his sculptures. He uses a full range of color from red to turquoise to transparent gold. Raimondi has sculptures in 30 states and... Read full biography
Sculptor John Raimondi is the oldest of four sons of first generation Italian immigrants. Intending to become a seascape painter, he attended the Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts in Maine. There he met teacher and sculptor, Norman Therrien who encouraged Raimondi to try sculpture. Next Raimondi attended the Massachusetts College of Art where he studied sculpture and worked on finding his own "form of language.". Raimondi's monumental sculptures are known for their lyrical qualities and use of color. The sculptor initially used Cor-Ten steel but has recently worked with both bronze and stainless steel for his sculptures. He uses a full range of color from red to turquoise to transparent gold. Raimondi has sculptures in 30 states and several European countries. In 1987 he won a national competition and was awarded a multi-million dollar commission for the "Dance of the... Read full biography
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Sculptor John Raimondi is the oldest of four sons of first generation Italian immigrants. Intending to become a seascape painter, he attended the Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts in Maine. There he met teacher and sculptor, Norman Therrien who encouraged Raimondi to try sculpture. Next Raimondi attended the Massachusetts College of Art where he studied sculpture and worked on finding his own "form of language."
Raimondi's monumental sculptures are known for their lyrical qualities and use of color. The sculptor initially used Cor-Ten steel but has recently worked with both bronze and stainless steel for his sculptures. He uses a full range of color from red to turquoise to transparent gold.
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