Ulysses Ricci

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Ulysses Ricci (1888 – 1960) was an American sculptor known primarily for his architectural sculpture. Born in New York City, Ricci was an apprentice at the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Works in New Jersey from 1902 to 1906. He studied at Cooper Union Institute and at the Art Students League with James Earle Fraser and George Bridgman. He opened his own studio in 1914 and was a partner in the firm Ricci & Zari from 1917 to 1941.

[edit] Architectural Sculpture

Ricci was known for his architectural sculpture, such as this door surround of the Bank of Lansing in Lansing, Michigan.

• Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Albert Kahn, architect, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan, 1920
• Bowery Savings Bank, NYC, York & Sawyer architects, 1922
• General Motors Building, Albert Kahn, architect, Detroit Michigan, 1922
• Angel Hall, Albert Kahn, architect, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan, 1924
• Detroit Free Press Building, Albert Kahn architect, Detroit Michigan, 1925
• Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Building, Cleveland Ohio
• Fisher Building, Albert Kahn architect, Detroit Michigan, 1929
• Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall, John Russell Pope, architect, Washington, D.C., 1930
• Bank of Lansing Building, Kenneth Black architect, Lansing Michigan, 1931
• Department of Commerce, York & Sawyer, architects, Washington DC, 1934
• American Institute of Pharmacy, Washington DC, John Russell Pope, architect, 1934
• National Archives, John Russell Pope, architect, Washington DC, 1935
• Rochester Central Library, Gordon & Kaelber architects, Rochester NY, 1936
• bronze doors at Bank of Canada, Marani, Morris & Allen, architects, Ottawa, Canada
• bronze doors at the Iranian Embassy, Washington DC, 1960

[edit] Images

The Bank of Lansing in Lansing, Michigan

The door surround of the Bank of Lansing in Lansing, Michigan

The top of the entrance arch to the Bank of Lansing in Lansing, Michigan.

[edit] References

• Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing, Fay Hendry, Photography by Balthazar Korab, iota press, Okamos, Michigan 1980 ISBN 80007502
• Architectural Sculpture of America, Einar Einarsson Kvaran, unpublished manuscript