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A Different Perspective
My new film explores public monuments through eye-level angles, offering a unique perspective on the work of the Piccirilli brothers
Oct 26, 20231 min read


Reviving the Forgotten Artistry of New York's Unsung Heroes: The Piccirilli Brothers
John Freeman Gill's recent New York Times article, "How Six Italian Brothers Shaped the Story of New York,” ...
Oct 16, 20233 min read


New York City and The Piccirilli
Here is New York under the shadows of Carrara and Piccirilli.
Aug 11, 20232 min read


New York Public Library screening of Daniel Chester French by Montes-Bradley
We will screen the documentary Daniel Chester and selected scenes of The Italian Factor, a film in progress.
May 24, 20232 min read


Two Sculpture Groups in Harrisburg to be included in The Italian Factor.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol sculpture groups are two magnificent works of art that adorn the west entrance of the building in Harrisburg,
May 11, 20231 min read


HIRAM POWERS
ON LOCATION: While in Florence, I looked for the villa once inhabited by the American sculptor Hiram Powers and his family.
Jan 15, 20232 min read


BODELAIRE ON SCULPTURE
As part of the research for the film Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor, I adapted concepts from Baudelaire’s...
Dec 19, 202218 min read
BITS & BYTES
Chesterwood will mark the centennial anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial with the premiere of a documentary about its creator, sculptor...
Mar 20, 20222 min read


On the Road
Concord, Mass - On location and with hardly any time to update my notes on the production of “Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor”....
Mar 11, 20222 min read


Mourning Victory
It is a fact that were all the dwellers there simultaneously to respond to the resurrection-call, Thoreau would be within easy conversing…
Feb 27, 20222 min read


The Angel of Death
Daniel was not in attendance at the unveiling of The Minuteman. Shortly before the memorable day in which Ralph Waldo Emerson and the...
Feb 26, 20223 min read


For Immediate Release
Stockbridge, MA – Chesterwood, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announces a new documentary film that explores the...
Feb 23, 20225 min read


The Butt–Millet Memorial
Washington was built to be admire and visit as one would a permanent exhibit. It doesn’t have at first glance, the cluster of accumulated...
Feb 17, 20222 min read


Chesterwood Announces Film
Chesterwood is pleased to announce the development of “Daniel Chester French” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Eduardo...
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Beyond the Female Form
It is exceptional, to say the least, to find statues, busts or otherwise dedicated to female historical figures in America. In fact, as...
Feb 11, 20221 min read


HFP at The MET
During the last several months I had the opportunity to walk on the shoes of Daniel Chester French, the famed sculptor of the Lincoln...
Feb 9, 20224 min read


The Monumental Cycle of Life
The monument to King George III on Bowling Green downed by a group of New Yorkers following a reading of the newly adopted Declaration of In
Feb 5, 20224 min read


Why Daniel C. French, Why Now?
I put the question, and others, before Thayer Tolles at the MET. Her reply renewed my enthusiasm for a documentary that now occupies all...
Feb 4, 20221 min read


The Bohemians
By the time The Minutemen was ready to be unveiled in the presence of Emerson and Ulysses Grant, then sitting president of the United...
Feb 3, 20223 min read


Sculptor Judith Shea
I’m finally back in Virginia, editing conversations and b-roll captured in the freezing cold over the last two weeks in New York. At...
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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