1980s Sculptures

Rosario Russell Fiore (American, 1908-1994) A plaster maquette of Atlanta author Margaret Mitchell by Rosario Russell Fiore, 1982. In five pieces. 12 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 23 inches tall Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial. Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll Island...

Vintage bronze sculpture depicting a realistically detailed American Bald Eagle / hawk / bird swooping over abstract waves, mounted on a round wood base. Signed on base C. Ra. Van 19...

Solid bronze figure of a family titled "Promise of the Prairie" by George Wayne Lundeen. Artist Proof, Signed and dated on base. Mounted to oak base with brass nameplate. Accompanied with wood pedestal. Bronze only measures 34"H 16.5"W 11.5"D. With wood pedestal measures 65"H 24"W 18"D. George Wayne Lundeen: A native of Holdrege, Nebraska, Lundeen was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar studying at the Academia de Belle Arte in Florence, Italy. He holds a masters in Fine Arts from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of arts from Hastings College in Nebraska. George Lundeen established his sculpting studio in Loveland, Colorado in the mid-1970s where he currently lives and works. He has been commissioned to sculpt portraits and interpretive works alike for universities, municipalities, foundations, and corporations. Mr. Lundeen is a member of the National Academy of Design and the National Sculpture Society. AWARDS & HONORS: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 1999 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters STATE OF NEBRASKA 1995 Distinguished Nebraskan by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA AND THE NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION 1995 Pioneer Award NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY 1983 National Sculpture Society Prizewinner Exhibition, Bronze Medal. 1982 National Sculpture Silver Medal 1981 National Sculpture Bronze Medal ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA 1991 Associate Members Award Joy of Music-Bass Player 1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: Hearts on a Swing 1987 Allied Artists Members & Associates Award Ben Franklin 1981 Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award. Michelle NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION 1986 John Cavenaugh Memorial Award 1983 Art Castings of Colorado Award: 1981 Rocky Mountain...

This refined modernist neoclassical sculpture was realized in Germany. The piece depicts a bacchanal featuring Greek goddesses; young cherubic children; and even a bear, executed in ...

Lucite piano and hands sculpture, circa 1980s. Similar style to Eugene Brignola exquisite details. Measures: 8” long, 8” tall, 1.5” wide signed by artist...