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As of today, the prestigious European network ARTE is broadcasting a short exposé on the extraordinary work of the Piccirilli Brothers in America. The piece, produced in New York by Jennifer and Edward Luby, was inspired by the documentary "The Piccirilli Factor" and John Freeman Gill’s feature article in The New York Times.

The Piccirilli Factor will be part of the Fall 2025 Film & Video Series at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY. The screening is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6 PM, in Manhattan.

For the first time, we can look into the eyes of Attilio Piccirilli—not through a blurred photograph or a worn-out newspaper clipping…

Michael’s devotion to French was not merely academic; it was deeply personal.

The Sculpture Quarterly, has just released its Winter 2025 issue, featuring an in-depth article on The Piccirilli Brothers.

The Piccirilli Factor at The Met

The following sequence includes parts of my conversations with sculptor Judith Shea and her recollections of Daniel Chester French's Studio.

The work of Lawrie, the Piccirilli Studio, and McKim, Mead, & White speaks of the collaboration between sculptors, architects, and artisans.

We always knew it was a story that needed to be told, and Eduardo has done it so masterfully.

The camera is our friend, allowing close study of the extraordinary grace of the Piccirilli brothers.

In ancient times, architectural projects were deeply collaborative efforts that blended the skills of architects, sculptors, and artisans.

Twenty years ago, as a young sculptor working in the Bronx, I was introduced to the remarkable story of the Piccirilli brothers.

“The Leonardo” is the familiar shorthand for the Leonardo DaVinci School of Art in NYC.

Eduardo recently shared with me a nearly-complete version of The Piccirilli Factor.  It is extraordinary. 

Seeing this film was also a stark reminder of how few documentaries there are on skilled craftspeople and artists and more importantly, few

An important sequence in The Piccirilli Project explores the collaboration between the Piccirilli and George Grey Barnard.

Lucy Ann Sutton had a long line of descendants, and my children stand at the very end of that line.

After nearly a year of working together, Joseph D'Oronzio and I finally sat down, quietly, with a camera between us to record his memories o

Dave Matthews joins the film on Joy Brown and Academy Nominee Paul Raci will narrate The Piccirilli Factor.

En noviembre de 1938, Montes i Bradley titula su articulo de tapa “Urbanismo y Escultura”...