20 November 2010

Buon Compleanno, Cugino Eduardo!

Eduardo Ardolino, Sculptor 1883-1945


If he were still alive, Eduardo would be celebrating his 127th birthday today.  Below are his birth certificate and pedigree chart.







#58 Filed 24 Novembre 1883
Name: Ermelindo Eduardo Ardolino
Birth: 20 Novembre 1883 ad ore 6:30am, nella casa posta in contrada Costarelle
Father: Giovanni Ardolino, 46, scarpellino
Mother: Fiorita de Minico, sua legittima moglie
Witness: Ciriaco la Torella, 55, contadino
Witness: Raffaele de Cristofaro, 34, scarpellino




Florindo has already done a great page on Eduardo so I won't duplicate it, but below are photos of some of the churches that display Eduardo's talent for stone carving.


Princeton University Chapel


Princeton close-up


Saint Thomas Episcopalian in Manhattan



Saint John The Divine in Manhattan, NY



Trinity English Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana


Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh, PA


Heinz Chapel close-up


Heinz Chapel - close-up



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