Piccirilli was born in Massa, Italy into a family with a long tradition of carving and sculpting. Like his older brother Attilio he was educated at the Accademia di San Luca of Rome. With his brother Attilio he immigrated to England in the mid-1880s and then moved to the United States in 1888. With their father and brothers he helped establish the Piccirilli Brothers carving business.
He was a well known and respected sculptor aside from being known in connection with his family firm.[3] He was "considered the most creative and the best modeler" of all the brothers.[4]
Piccirilli Brothers carved the architectural sculpture for the Parliament Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Furio modeled the four larger-than-life seated figures that flank the side entrances.[5]
Furio returned to Italy to get married in 1921, and then moved there permanently in 1926. He died in Rome in 1949.[6]
Front Lobby (1911), DAR Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Eurydice (1911)
Fountain of Spring (1915), Panama-Pacific International Exposition
California State Building façade (1915), Balbo Park, San Diego, California
West Gate, California State Building. The spandrel figures represented the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Portia (1915), Martha Cook Building, University of Michigan
Sieur de La Vérendrye (1920), Manitoba Government Building, Winnipeg
Side entrance, Manitoba Government Building, Winnipeg
Seal (1927), Metropolitan Museum of Art
Penguin (c.1936), National Academy of Design
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^Archivio di Stato - Massa, Furio Piccirilli, atto di nascita (birth record) #171 recorded April 3, 1868
^Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
^Koffler, Jerry and Eleanor, Freeing the Angel from the Stone: A Guide to Piccirilli Sculpture in New York City, The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, New York, 2006 p. 7
^ abBaker, Marilyn, Symbols in Stone: Manitoba’s Third Legislative Building: The Art and Politics of a Public Building, Hyperion Press Limited, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1986
^Stella G. S. Perry, The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition: A Pictorial Survey (San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company Publishers, 1915), p. 157.[2]
^California State Building Frontispiece, from SIRIS.
^Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, An Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County, Independent Study, Eastern Michigan University, 1989
^Thayer Tolles, ed., "Furio Piccirilli (1868–1949)", American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born between 1865 and 1885. (MMA, 1999), pp. 512-514.
Baker, Marilyn, Symbols in Stone: Manitoba’s Third Legislative Building: The Art and Politics of a Public Building, Hyperion Press Limited, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1986-
Koffler, Jerry and Eleanor, Freeing the Angel from the Stone: A Guide to Piccirilli Sculpture in New York City, The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, New York, 2006
Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, An Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County, Independent Study, Eastern Michigan University, 1989
Lombardi, Josef Vincent, Piccirilli: Life of an American Sculptor, Pitman Publishing Corporation, New York. 1944
Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
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Furio Piccirilli March 27 1868 1 January 17 1949 was an Italian born American sculptor and one of the Piccirilli Brothers 2 Furio PiccirilliBust of Furio Piccirilli by Attilio PiccirilliBorn 1868 03 27 March 27 1868Massa ItalyDiedJanuary 17 1949 1949 01 17 aged 80 RomeEducationAccademia di San LucaKnown forsculptureRelativesPiccirilli Brothers Piccirilli was born in Massa Italy into a family with a long tradition of carving and sculpting Like his older brother Attilio he was educated at the Accademia di San Luca of Rome With his brother Attilio he immigrated to England in the mid 1880s and then moved to the United States in 1888 With their father and brothers he helped establish the Piccirilli Brothers carving business He was a well known and respected sculptor aside from being known in connection with his family firm 3 He was considered the most creative and the best modeler of all the brothers 4 Piccirilli Brothers carved the architectural sculpture for the Parliament Building in Winnipeg Manitoba Furio modeled the four larger than life seated figures that flank the side entrances 5 Furio returned to Italy to get married in 1921 and then moved there permanently in 1926 He died in Rome in 1949 6 Selected works editFive white marble portrait busts over Front Lobby doors Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters Washington D C 7 Bust of Ethan Allen 1911 8 Bust of Isaac Shelby 1911 9 Bust of John Adams 1911 10 Bust of John Hancock 1911 11 Bust of John Stark 1911 12 Eurydice 1911 marble Exhibited at 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition silver medal 13 Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915 Fountain of Spring Fountain of Summer Fountain of Autumn Fountain of Winter Facade and West Gate 1915 California State Building Balboa Park San Diego California 14 Portia niche figure 1915 Martha Cook Building University of Michigan Ann Arbor 15 Seated figures flanking side entrances Parliament Building Winnipeg Manitoba 16 Lord Selkirk Marquis of Dufferin General Wolfe Sieur de La Verendrye 1920 5 Seal 1927 Metropolitan Museum of Art Manhattan New York City 17 Another carving is located at Brookgreen Gardens Murrells Inlet South Carolina 18 Penguin c 1936 National Academy of Design Manhattan New York City 19 nbsp Front Lobby 1911 DAR Headquarters Washington D C nbsp Eurydice 1911 nbsp Fountain of Spring 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition nbsp California State Building facade 1915 Balbo Park San Diego California nbsp West Gate California State Building The spandrel figures represented the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans nbsp Portia 1915 Martha Cook Building University of Michigan nbsp Sieur de La Verendrye 1920 Manitoba Government Building Winnipeg nbsp Side entrance Manitoba Government Building Winnipeg nbsp Seal 1927 Metropolitan Museum of Art nbsp Penguin c 1936 National Academy of DesignReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Furio Piccirilli Archivio di Stato Massa Furio Piccirilli atto di nascita birth record 171 recorded April 3 1868 Opitz Glenn B Mantle Fielding s Dictionary of American Painters Sculptors amp Engravers Apollo Books Poughkeepsie NY 1988 Koffler Jerry and Eleanor Freeing the Angel from the Stone A Guide to Piccirilli Sculpture in New York City The John D Calandra Italian American Institute New York 2006 p 7 Proske Beatrice Gilman Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture Brookgreen Gardens SC 1968 p 99 a b Baker Marilyn Symbols in Stone Manitoba s Third Legislative Building The Art and Politics of a Public Building Hyperion Press Limited Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 1986 Proske Beatrice Gilman Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture Brookgreen Gardens 1968 p 101 Memorial Continental Hall The American Monthly Magazine vol 38 no 4 April 1911 p 187 1 Ethan Allen from SIRIS Isaac Shelby from SIRIS John Adams from SIRIS John Hancock from SIRIS John Stark from SIRIS Stella G S Perry The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey San Francisco Paul Elder and Company Publishers 1915 p 157 2 California State Building Frontispiece from SIRIS Kvaran Einar Einarsson An Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County Independent Study Eastern Michigan University 1989 Thayer Tolles ed Furio Piccirilli 1868 1949 American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art A catalogue of works by artists born between 1865 and 1885 MMA 1999 pp 512 514 Seal MMA from SIRIS Seal Brookgreen from SIRIS Penguin from SIRIS Baker Marilyn Symbols in Stone Manitoba s Third Legislative Building The Art and Politics of a Public Building Hyperion Press Limited Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 1986 Koffler Jerry and Eleanor Freeing the Angel from the Stone A Guide to Piccirilli Sculpture in New York City The John D Calandra Italian American Institute New York 2006 Kvaran Einar Einarsson An Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County Independent Study Eastern Michigan University 1989 Lombardi Josef Vincent Piccirilli Life of an American Sculptor 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