Thomas Gaetano LoMedico
| Thomas Gaetano LoMedico | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
July 11, 1904[1] New York City |
| Died |
1985 Tappan, New York[2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Beaux Arts Institute of Design |
| Known for | sculpture |
| Spouse(s) | Leonora Lisciandra LoMedico |
| Awards | Saltus Award |
Thomas Gaetano LoMedico (1904–1985) was an American sculptor and a designer of commemorative medals.[3]
LoMedico studied at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York City and stayed in the city most of his life. In 1920, he was hired as an assistant in an architectural sculpture studio where he devoted fifteen years to the design of architectural sculpture for buildings. He established his own studio in 1935 and executed Works Progress Administration sculpture commissions for Federal Buildings including life sized sculptures for the new Wilmington, North Carolina Post Office, and a terracotta Potter for the Crooksville, Ohio Post Office (1939) [4]He won a $8000 prize from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for his Family Group sculpture was displayed at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair.[5] LoMedico won the Saltus Award in 1956. He also taught at the National Academy of Design.[6]
Collections of LoMedico's papers are kept by the Archives of American Art[3] and at the Syracuse University Library.[6]
References
- ↑ Thomas LoMedico, accessed December 2011
- ↑ Thomas LoMedico, from search at Smithsonian American Art Gallery
- 1 2 Thomas Gaetano LoMedico papers, ca. 1939-1980 at the Archives of American Art web site.
- ↑ Thomas Lo Medico sculptor's biography enclosed with "The Society of Medalists Thirty-Eight Issue Medal - Pursuit of Happiness" issued in 1948.
- ↑ Alexander, David Thomason American Art Medals, 1909 - 1995, The American Numismatic Society, New York, 2010, pg. 122.
- 1 2 Thomas LoMedico Papers: An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University