Marble sculpture lecture Sun. Apr 14 Elmhurst IL

[Gargoyle]

I will be presenting a lecture on the marble sculpture of Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy, this Sunday, Apr. 14, 2:00 p.m.

The lecture is at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Elmhurst, IL.

The Lizzadro is worth visiting for the jade and hard stone carvings and the rest of their collection.

More info:
http://lizzadromuseum.org/calendar.html
and
http://staglieno.org

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

That would be nice to go to. I wish I still lived in the Quad Cities... the drive would be much shorter.

 

[Mike Fennell]

Thank you for posting this, Walter. I have spoken to Nancy at the Lizzadro and she will ensure seats for Kathy and me. I look forward to your lecture and to meeting you.

Mike Fennell

 

[Mike Fennell]

Thank you for the excellent presentation, Walter, and for the autographed book of a sampling of the Staglieno sculptures.

It was a pleasure to meet you and your lovely wife, Fely. Kathy and I look forward to visiting your studio later in the year. Will call.

 

[DKanger]

The lecture is at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Elmhurst, IL.

Just across the street from my old alma mater. I used to visit the museum sometimes to kill time between classes. I'm sure it's changed a lot in 45 years.

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

I used to go to Al's Hobby Shop all the time and it was only about a half mile away from the Lizzadro. I didn't know it was there at the time.

 

[Mike Fennell]

The museum is located in a nice park in a nice town. It is a small museum with an emphasis on quality rather than quantity in the collection. Some samples of the permanent collection can be seen at http://lizzadromuseum.org/collection6.html, but many of the most exquisite pieces are not depicted on the website.

It is difficult to believe it humanly possible to create such art. As to a couple of the pieces, I still don't believe it, even after seeing it.

Walter S. Arnold and his wife are very nice people. Walter is the stone carver and is Visiting Artist in Residence at the Lizzadro and serves on the board of directors. He keeps a studio in Elgin, Il., and another in Italy, near Genoa. We have seen some of his pieces posted here on the Cafe. He is a true master.