Franco Castelluccio
Born
Francesco Castelluccio

(1955-04-12) April 12, 1955
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationArt Students League of New York
School of Visual Arts
Known forSculpting

Francesco Castelluccio (born April 12, 1955) is an American sculptor. He studied anatomy at the Art Students League of New York and the School of Visual Arts, both in New York City.[1]

Life and career

Castelluccio was born to Italian-immigrant parents on April 12, 1955, in Newark, New Jersey.[2] He owns Franco Fine Art Studio in Winter Springs, Florida.[2]

In 2021, Castelluccio completed a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. to mark the opening of the Plant Riverside District in Savannah, Georgia. The work was commissioned by hotelier Richard C. Kessler, at a cost of around $110,000. The bust was approved by King's family, and it was unveiled by his sister-in-law Dr. Naomi King.[3]

Selected works

  • The Double Helix-Mutation of Increased Compassion[4]
  • 9/11 Pieta[5]
  • Martin Luther King Jr. bust (Savannah, Georgia)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Guan, Nancy. "Georgia's oldest city, Savannah, introduces its first Martin Luther King Jr. monument". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Franco Fine Art". Florida Design. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Curl, Eric (July 4, 2018). "MLK monument planned as part of $270 million Plant Riverside project". Savannah Morning News. GateHouse Media. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ Snyder, Lori (2000). Bacterial Genetics and Genomics. CRC Press. p. 8. ISBN 9781000039016.
  5. ↑ "'9/11 Pieta' Pairs Rescue Workers & Michelangelo Masterpiece". HuffPost. September 10, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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