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Creator: | Quattrocchi, Edmondo. |
Title: | Edmondo Quattrocchi Papers |
Inclusive Dates: | 1919-1962 |
Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
Abstract: | Italian sculptor. Collection includes photographs, printed material, subject files, correspondence. |
Language: | Majority in English, one article in French |
Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Edmondo Quattrocchi (1889-1966) was an Italian sculptor known for his monumental figures. He worked primarily in bronze and marble.
The Edmondo Quattrocchi Papers consists of photographs, correspondence, clippings, programs and other memorabilia. Items relating to a particular piece of work is collected together, regardless of type. The material relating to his bust of Frederick MacMonnies includes a letter from MacMonnies to Henry Ridgely Carter, which reads, "Dear Mr. Carter, In case of my death, Mr. Edmondo Quattrocchi is the man to replace me, if you can induce him to undertake the work."
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Edmondo Quattrocchi Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Gift of Edmondo Quattrocchi, 1965.
Created by: MRC
Date: 1 Oct 2010
Revision history:
Subject files | |||||||||||
SC 596 | Articles about 1919, 1932, 1948, 1960, 1961 - includes an article in National Sculpture Review, Winter 1961-62 | ||||||||||
SC 596 | Benjamin Franklin statue 1938, undated - photocopy of clipping, two photographs | ||||||||||
SC 596 | Frederick MacMonnies bust 1927, 1933, 1938, 1958 - photographs, several letters of praise, including one from MacMonnie | ||||||||||
SC 596 | George Westinghouse bust 1957 - clipping, photograph, program from dedication, envelope printed with photo of bust | ||||||||||
SC 596 | Sperry Award 1955, undated - photograph of medal, press release, letter of congratulations | ||||||||||
SC 596 | Wendell Willkie bust 1947, undated - clipping, photograph, invitation and program for unveiling | ||||||||||
SC 596 | Miscellaneous photographs - photos of Quattrochi in his studio and of various of his works |