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1898 San Fale, Italy - 1970 San Francisco, California. Known for: Sculptor-large scale, genre, portrait.
Bufano, Beniamino (1890-1970) (San Francisco) . “$1000 offered! That’s the start for the Bufano monument atop Morro Rock! It came in two equal parts. Ten more of the same kind of twins and we’ll have... Read full biography
Bufano, Beniamino (1890-1970) (San Francisco) . “$1000 offered! That’s the start for the Bufano monument atop Morro Rock! It came in two equal parts. Ten more of the same kind of twins and we’ll have enough to start the project. That’s a guestimate on my part. Richard Otto of Baywood Park made the... Read full biography
Bufano, Beniamino (1890-1970) (San Francisco) . “$1000 offered! That’s the start for the Bufano monument atop Morro Rock! It came in two equal parts. Ten more of the same kind of twins and we’ll have enough to start the project. That’s a guestimate on my part. Richard Otto of Baywood Park made the first offer of $500 toward the project and the second was anonymous. Bufano has offered to supervise the basic construction and to do the sculpting of a monumental statue to be placed on the top of... Read full biography
Bufano, Beniamino (1890-1970) (San Francisco) . “$1000 offered! That’s the start for the Bufano monument atop Morro Rock! It came in two equal parts. Ten more of the same kind of twins and we’ll have enough to start the project. That’s a guestimate on my part. Richard Otto of Baywood Park made the first offer of $500 toward the project and the second was anonymous. Bufano has offered to supervise the basic construction and to do the sculpting of a monumental statue to be placed on the top of Morro Rock without charge for his labors. This community and any other interested elements would provide for the cost of materials and construction of the core. The world famous sculptor said that such a statue should be no less than fifty feet high... Read full biography
Bufano, Beniamino (1890-1970) (San Francisco) . “$1000 offered! That’s the start for the Bufano monument atop Morro Rock! It came in two equal parts. Ten more of the same kind of twins and we’ll have enough to start the project. That’s a guestimate on my part. Richard Otto of Baywood Park made the first offer of $500 toward the project and the second was anonymous. Bufano has offered to supervise the basic construction and to do the sculpting of a monumental statue to be placed on the top of Morro Rock without charge for his labors. This community and any other interested elements would provide for the cost of materials and construction of the core. The world famous sculptor said that such a statue should be no less than fifty feet high and my own opinion is that it should beat least 75. This is an opportunity that we can’t afford to pass, Otto believes, and I am in accord.... Read full biography
Beniamino Bufano - Artist Info
About Beniamino Bufano: Keywords
Keywords (35)
Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Colored Pencil
- •Copper, Coppersmithing
- •Encaustic
- •Ink
- •Marble
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
- •Plaster
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Added Description
- •Abstract Sculpture Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts