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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Books & Publications (8)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Community of Creativity A Century of MacDowell Colony Artists (Exhibition catalog)
1996
Storr, Robert/Tom Wolf
103 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Kentucky Painter: From the Frontier Era to the Great War Exhibition, January 25-March 15, 1981, (Kentucky Art Museum) (Exhibition catalog)