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Archimedes Giacomantonio

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Archimedes Aristedes Michael Giacomantonio (January 17, 1906 – October 19, 1988) was an American sculptor. He was also known as Jock Manton, a corruption of his surname.[1] During his career he was commissioned to create works in Hudson County, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and in other public and private spaces across the United States. He was known for his busts of noted figures and small-scale figures as well as medallions for the Franklin Mint.

Biography

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Giacomantonio was born in Downtown Jersey City to Italian immigrant parents. He attended Dickinson High School. He took his initial art training at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School in New York and studied for five years in Italy at the Royal Academy of Art in Rome and apprenticed with Onorio Ruotolo and Vincenzo Gemito.[2][3]

During World War II, he was sergeant technician in the United States Army Medical Corps. His duties included molding artificial limbs, ears, and other parts of the human body for the Medical Corps.[4]

He moved to Sparta, New Jersey in 1936,[5] where he lived until his death. He is interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, New Jersey.

Works

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Jersey City Police Memorial

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lincoln's image presides almost unnoticed in Sparta". New Jersey Herald. February 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b MARTIN DU LOUVRE 2017
  3. ^ "The Miami News from Miami, Florida on March 15, 1942 · 20". Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wide World Photo Through Rome OWI--Approved by appropriate military authority (List A Out) 7225. 27 July 1945
  5. ^ "Sculptor Helps To Give Sparta Cultural Touch". The New York Times. April 14, 1974.
  6. ^ "Boy Sculptor, Once Praised by Caruso, Makes Statue of Lincoln and Sells It to School". February 7, 1926 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ Gomez, John (December 18, 2014). Legendary Locals of Jersey City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467100922 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ History, J. C. "Library Guides: Lincoln High School: Lincoln High School". njcu.libguides.com.
  9. ^ "Memphis - Christopher Columbus". statues.vanderkrogt.net.
  10. ^ "Statue - Christopher Columbus". www.waymarking.com.
  11. ^ "Hazleton - Christopher Columbus". statues.vanderkrogt.net.
  12. ^ "Archimedes Giacomantonio (American 1905-1988) Bronze M1DK9". bid.igavelauctions.com.
  13. ^ "Archimedes Giacomantonio, 'The American Dream' Bust of Martin Luther King, Jr". The Pivar Collection.