17 Facts About Edward Ardolino

Ermelindo Eduardo Ardolino, known as Edward Ardolino was an Italian-born American stone carver and architectural sculptor of the early twentieth century.

Edward Ardolino was the most prominent member of the Ardolino family of stone carvers.

Edward Ardolino worked with leading architects and sculptors, including architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and sculptor Lee Lawrie.

Edward Ardolino's carvings adorn a significant number of important public and private buildings and monuments, including four buildings in the Federal Triangle of Washington, DC.

Edward Ardolino was born into a long line of stone carvers on November 20,1883, in Torre Le Nocelle, Province of Avellino, Italy.

Edward Ardolino was joining his older brother Charles Ardolino, who was a stone carver in Boston, Massachusetts.

In 1900, the two brothers established a company, Edward Ardolino Brothers, documented on their business letterhead.

In 1907, Edward Ardolino married Nicolina de Cristofaro, and together they had four children.

Edward Ardolino moved the family frequently as his early career took him throughout the northeastern United States, the Midwest and Canada.

From 1914 to 1916, Edward Ardolino assumed responsibility for the company when Charles went abroad to create fountains for their hometown's first public water system.

In 1916, Edward Ardolino Brothers formed a partnership with Giuseppe and Raffaele Menconi of Menconi Brothers of New York City under the name Menconi and Edward Ardolino Brothers.

Between 1929 and 1931, Edward Ardolino designed, created and installed a marble and bronze war memorial for his town of birth.

Edward Ardolino died on April 12,1945, in Metuchen, New Jersey.

Early in his career Edward Ardolino worked with leading American architects and sculptors.

Edward Ardolino had a number of commissions in conjunction with Carrere and Hastings, who made their mark in 1911 with their design for the New York Public Library.

Edward Ardolino executed carvings for them in styles ranging from Gothic Revival, such as the West Point Chapel, to what became known as Art Deco, exemplified by the Los Angeles Public Library and the Nebraska State Capitol.

Edward Ardolino's papers were not archived upon his death, so his total number of commissions is unknown.