BUFANO, Beniamino (1898-1970) Italian-American sculptor.
Full name: Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano.
Born San Fele, Italy, 15 February 1898 (some accounts
say 1889). Came to America and New York City 1915.
Exhibited a single medal in 1912 and several medals (all
unspecified) in 1916 at the National Academy of Design,
and medal plaster models of unknown medals at the Art
Institute of Chicago in 1917.
He moved to San Francisco to work on Pan-Pacific Expo
sculpture 1915, traveled to Europe, India, Orient for four
years, returned to San Francisco 1921.
Died San Francisco, California, August 1970.
M E D A L S
1917 Unnamed Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: Art Institute of Chicago AE2 (1917) no. . 222
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 5 linear ft.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1939} Who's Who In American Art: 1939 [2ed:83],
1941 [3ed:101], 1947 [4ed:82], 1953 [5ed:60],
1956 [6ed:66], 1959 [7ed:80], 1962 [8ed:87].
101 {1975} Falk (Randolph) Bufano. Millbrae, CA: Cestial Arts (1975) 135 pp, illus.
101 {1975} Rather (Lois) Bufano and the U.S.A. Oakland CA: Rather Press (1975) 125 pp, illus.
D32 {1982} Oakland Museum, p 22.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 114.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 3:115.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 169.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 110.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:495.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:1443.
Full name: Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano.
Born San Fele, Italy, 15 February 1898 (some accounts
say 1889). Came to America and New York City 1915.
Exhibited a single medal in 1912 and several medals (all
unspecified) in 1916 at the National Academy of Design,
and medal plaster models of unknown medals at the Art
Institute of Chicago in 1917.
He moved to San Francisco to work on Pan-Pacific Expo
sculpture 1915, traveled to Europe, India, Orient for four
years, returned to San Francisco 1921.
Died San Francisco, California, August 1970.
M E D A L S
1917 Unnamed Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: Art Institute of Chicago AE2 (1917) no. . 222
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 5 linear ft.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BA {1939} Who's Who In American Art: 1939 [2ed:83],
1941 [3ed:101], 1947 [4ed:82], 1953 [5ed:60],
1956 [6ed:66], 1959 [7ed:80], 1962 [8ed:87].
101 {1975} Falk (Randolph) Bufano. Millbrae, CA: Cestial Arts (1975) 135 pp, illus.
101 {1975} Rather (Lois) Bufano and the U.S.A. Oakland CA: Rather Press (1975) 125 pp, illus.
D32 {1982} Oakland Museum, p 22.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 114.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 3:115.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 169.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 110.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:495.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:1443.