Research Catalog

Title

Piccirilli family papers, 1876-1967 (bulk 1932-1945).

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

.55 linear foot (2 boxes)

Summary

The Piccirilli Brothers were a family of stone carvers and sculptors whose marble sculptures included the lions in front of the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The Piccirilli family papers contain photographs of the family, their studio, and sculptures; letters; clippings; and ephemera. Among the materials are a contract and letters concerning a New York City police memorial created by Attilio Piccirilli; two letters to Attilio from Charles Gillette; one letter to Attilio from Paolino Gerli (in Italian); letters from Horatio Piccirilli's son, Nathan, written while he was serving in the Navy during World War II; and newspaper obituaries for Horatio. The earliest items in the collection are photographs of Giuseppe Piccirilli and Attilio Piccirilli.

Subjects

• Stone carvers
• Sculpture, American > 20th century
• Stone carving > New York (State) > New York
• Piccirilli, Attilio, 1866-1945
• Photographs
• Letters (correspondence)
• Sculptors

Genre/Form

• Letters (correspondence)
• Photographs.

Access (note)

• Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Source (note)

• Purchased from Mrs. Hudson's Fine Books and Paper, 2015.

Call Number

MssCol 23355

OCLC

945384333

Title

Piccirilli family papers, 1876-1967 (bulk 1932-1945).

Restricted Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Source

Purchased from Mrs. Hudson's Fine Books and Paper, 2015.

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NYPL Digital Collections

Finding aid

Occupation

Sculptors.

Stone carvers.

Research Call Number

MssCol 23355