Bruno Lucchesi is an Italian-American sculptor known for his figurative work.

Lucchesi was born in Fibbiano Montanino in Lucca

Lucca

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, Italy. He studied at the Art Institute of Lucca, then moved to Florence, Italy, where he became Assistant Professor at Florence University in 1953. In 1958 he moved to New York City

New York City

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, and has since taught there at the National Academy of Design

National Academy of Design

The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, founded in New York City as the National Academy of Design – known simply as the "National Academy" – is an honorary association of American artists founded in 1825 by Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E...

 and the New School of Social Research. He continues to teach workshops in the United States and Europe.

Beginning in 1961, Lucchesi has had numerous exhibits at Forum Gallery in New York City. His works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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, Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

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, Whitney Museum, Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of the City of New York

Museum of the City of New York

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, and many others. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship

Guggenheim Fellowship

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, as well as gold medals from the National Sculpture Society

National Sculpture Society

Founded in 1893, the National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professional sculptors formed in the United States. The purpose of the organization was to promote the welfare of American sculptors, although its founding members included several renowned architects. The founding...

 and the National Academy. He has also received honorary degrees from Cedar Crest College

Cedar Crest College

Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. During the 2006-2007 academic year, the college had 1,000 full-time and 800 part-time undergraduates and 85 graduate students...

 and the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

The Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts is an art college in Old Lyme, Connecticut-History:The Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts was founded in 1976 by Elisabeth Gordon Chandler as a figurative academy for the teaching of sculpture, figure drawing, Illustration and painting dedicated to the fine arts...

.

Lucchesi has published four books on sculpture:

• Sculptor of the Human Spirit
• Terracotta
• Modeling the Figure in Clay
• Modeling the Head in Clay

External links

Bruno Lucchesi website