Aristide Berto Cianfarani
Aristide Berto Cianfarani (August 3, 1895 – February 19, 1960)[1] was an Italian born American sculptor noted for his monuments, war memorials and ecclesiastical works.
![](../I/m/Bowen_R._Church_statue%2C_Roger_Williams_Park%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg)
Bowen R. Church (cornetist) statue
![](../I/m/Henry_the_Navigator_statue%2C_Fall_River_Massachusetts.jpg)
Henry the Navigator statue, Fall River
Biography
Cianfarani was born in Italy in 1895 and emigrated to the United States in 1913.[1] He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design as well as in France and Italy.[2] He worked for the Gorham Manufacturing Company in 1917 and 1919, and the International Silver Company from 1923 to 1925.[1] He started his own studio in Providence, Rhode Island in 1926.[1]
Selected works
- West Virginia State Memorial, also known as the Major Arza Goodspeed bust, Vicksburg National Military Park, 1922
- Bowen R. Church statue, Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island, 1928
- Prince Henry the Navigator statue, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1940
- General Peter Muhlenberg statue, Muhlenberg College, 1941[3]
References
- "CIANFARANI, Aristide Berto". Medal Artists. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
- http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1298867H49RE6.37242&profile=ariall&uri=link=3100006~!267143~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=5&source=~!siartinventories&term=Cianfarani%2C+Aristide+Berto%2C+1895-1960%2C+sculptor.&index=AUTHOR
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