FRANK VITTOR INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SCULPTOR 1888-1968 SLEEPING CHILD BUST CREATED 1932 Start Price USD 2,800.00 Current Price USD 2,800.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Location baden, PA See more about 'FRANK VITTOR INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SCULPTOR 1888-1968' Description xfrankx Store The family of reknown sculptor Frank Vittor is proud to offer for the first time ever some of his private works to the public.  These never before seen sculptures will be reproduced in limited editions one at a time from his original studio cast. To keep the purchase price affordable the family has chosen to cast the pieces in Forton MG a durable polymer plaster followed by a bronze wax patina. The first in the series of limited editions is a bust we (the family) named ''Sleeping Child'', measuring 8x11x8 and approximately 11 pounds in weight was created in 1932 of his youngest daughter at the age of 2 years as she slept in her swing. The outstanding works of Frank Vittor gained him a national and world-wide reputation as a sculptor. Frank Vittors works can be found standing in parks, adorning bridges, highways, coins, stamps, churches, hotels, government buildings and Ball Parks commemorating historical events, wars and people throughout history.  His commissioned protrait bust and plaques of over 200 male and female personalities include such people as Mark Twain, Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge and Woodrow Wilson, Miss America 1936, and Honus Wagner all done from life.  The list could go on and on. Frank Vittor was born into a family of artists and began sculpting when he was 9 years old. He was educated at the Academy of Breta in Milan under Bazarro and at Rodin's studio in Paris.  He came to America in 1906 as a protege of Standford White, who was killed a week later after Vittor arrived.  He worked for Augustus Saint-Gaudens for several years and was an assistant teacher of sculpture classes at Cooper Union.  Eventually he became an established sculptor in New York. This is a very brief account of Frank Vittor's life.. more information can be found on the internet. Place a Bid!