Gaetano Trentanove
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Gaetano Trentanove (February 21, 1858 - March 13, 1937) was an Italian and American sculptor.
Trentanove was born in Florence, Italy, as a goldsmith's son. He studied at Florence and Rome, became a member of the fine arts academies of Florence and Parma, and then opened a studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a result of friendships made in Paris (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, July 8, 1907). Trentanove subsequently acquired American citizenship and although he spent a portion of every year in Florence, he passed most of the remainder of his life in Milwaukee. In 1897 Trentanove was created a knight of the Crown of Italy. After retirement, he returned to Italy where he died.
[edit] Selected works
- 1893 The Last of the Spartans”, Milwaukee Museum
- 1894 Father Jacques Marquette, Wisconsin representative, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol
- 1900 Daniel Webster, Scott Circle, Washington, D.C.
- 1904 Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Kosciuszko Park, Milwaukee
- 1904 Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Cleveland Museum of Art
- SoldiersÂ’ Monument, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Governor Nelson Dewey, Lancaster, Wisconsin
- President McKinley, Somerville, New Jersey
