10 Facts About Attilio Piccirilli

Attilio Piccirilli designed a Monument to Guglielmo Marconi in Washington DC.

Attilio Piccirilli became a member of the National Academy of Design and the Architectural League.

Attilio Piccirilli won numerous prizes including a Gold Medal at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.

Attilio Piccirilli helped create the Leonardo da Vinci Art School in New York City, New York.

Attilio Piccirilli is represented in the sculpture collection at Brookgreen Gardens.

Attilio Piccirilli's work is found in museums around the United States.

Attilio Piccirilli is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City.

Attilio Piccirilli made five additional smaller copies, one of which is in the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary.

Attilio Piccirilli's sculpture was and is simply tailored, free from adventitious detail and superficiality.

Attilio Piccirilli made smaller versions of Fragilina, including two bronze casts.