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"Benny Bufano"
Photographed by g. Paul Bishop, '54
No. 2 ©2019 G. Paul Bishop, Jr.
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Beniamino
Benvenuto Bufano
(Beniamino "Benny" Bevenuto Bufano)
1898 - 1970
Italian-American Sculptor
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I have always
felt that a portrait should be an accurate biography of a
person. I had not met Benny Bufano before photographing him, but
I had admired him and his work from a distance. He was just over
five feet tall, but as you can see he was a very muscular man.
He took pride in that. Most of his statues were enormous things,
as tall as the roof of our building. I always thought that was
some sort of compensation for his small stature. He was a very
opinionated man, not at all wishy-washy. But he also has a sense
of humor. I think you feel these things about him when you look
at his portrait.
- g. Paul Bishop
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