Curriculum Vitae

Selected Commisions and Employment
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, North Hollywood, CA
              Bronze relief portraits of John Chancellor and Sherwood Schwartz

2011
Richard MacDonald Studios, Monterey, CA
              Employed as Master Sculptor

2008 - 2011
Lewis & Clark County, Helena, Montana
              Restoration of historic marble statue of George Washington

2007
Robert Ahmanson, Los Angeles, CA
              Bronze portrait bust of Lloyd Cotsen

2006
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, North Hollywood, California
              Bronze relief panel with portraits of William Hanna and Joseph
              Barbera and cartoon characters

2004
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, No. Hollywood, California
              Bronze portrait "Bob Hope Humanitarian Award"

2002
Mrs. Jackie Drinkwater, Scottsdale, Arizona
              Bronze portrait bust of Mayor Herbert Drinkwater

2002
The Skirball Center, Los Angeles, California
              Bronze portrait bust of Moshe Safdie

2002
Mr. and Mrs. John Allman, Riverside, California
              Relief sculpture, 7' X 8', fiberglass

2001
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grubert, San Marino, California
              Articulated relief sculpture, cast marble

2001
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Robinson, La Canada, California
              Two bronze figures

2000
M&M Industries, Pasadena, California
              Ceramic reliefs

1999
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, North Hollywood, California  
      -installed at Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida  
              Bronze portrait bust of Mike Wallace 1997
              Bronze portrait bust of Phil Donahue 1996
              Bronze portrait bust of Andy Griffith 1994
      -installed at Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, No. Hollywood, CA  
              Bronze portrait bust of Danny Thomas 1993
              Bronze portrait bust of Bob Hope 1992
              Bronze portrait bust of Milton Berle 1990
Museum of Radio and Television, Beverly Hills, California
              Bronze portrait bust of Norman Corwin

1997
              -second casting for Museum of Radio and Television, New York City 1997
The Ahmanson Foundation, Beverly Hills, California
              Bronze portrait bust of Franklin Murphy

1996
              -second casting for the University of California at Los Angeles 1996
              -third casting for the National Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. 1997
              -fourth casting for Times Mirror, Inc., Los Angeles, California 1997
              -fifth casting for the Skirball Center, Los Angeles, California 2000
George Phillip Group, Orange, California
              Three life-size bronze figures for Madrine Florence

1996
Canterbury International, Los Angeles, California
              Simulated marble fountain

1996
Scripps College, Claremont, California, for Millard Sheets School of Art
              Bronze portrait bust of Millard Sheets

1993
Casablanca Productions, West Hollywood, California
              Granite Design, 10' X 24'

1993
Paladion, San Diego, California
              Two 12' X 12' relief panels, bronze faced fiberglass,
              One 7' figure, Jesmonite


1992
City of Santa Fe Springs, Santa Fe Springs, California
             Sculpture Group, 11' X 12' X 12', Jesmonite

1992
Academy Venture, North Hollywood, California
             Three relief panels with full figure portraits of Steve Allen,
             Walter Cronkite, George Burns and Gracie Allen,
             8' X 7' X 1.5' each, concrete



1991
American Red Cross, Westwood, California
             Bronze portrait bust of Mark Taper

1990
             -second casting for the Mark Taper Center for Senior Health
             and Peer Counseling, Santa Monica, California

1991
             -third casting for the Organization for the Needs of the Elderly
             Van Nuys, California

1993
Ronald McDonald House, Hospice for Children with Cancer, Orange, California
             Bronze relief sculpture, 8' X 8' X 8'

1989
City of Fremont, Central Park, Fremont, California
             6' X 8' X 2', fiberglass reinforced concrete

1988
Home Savings of America
             6' X 10' X 2' bronze relief, 3 figures, San Marino, California

1987
             9' figure group, bronze, Walnut Creek, California 1981
             9' figure group, bronze, Lakewood, California 1977
             9' figure group, bronze, Santa Barbara, California 1972
             8' figure group, bronze, Santa Monica, California 1969
Savings of America
             5 bronze figures, life-size, Marion, Ohio
             2 pieces, 5' X 10' X 2' each, concrete, St. Louis, Missouri
             2 pieces, 5' X 10' X 2' each, fiberglass reinforced concrete,
             Marion, Ohio

1987
1987

1987
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
             Bronze dolphins

1987
Y.M.C.A. of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
             Bronze portrait bust of Stuart Ketchum

1986
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
             Bronze portrait bust of Odell O'Connell

1985
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
             Bronze relief, 30' X 35' X 3'

1985
U.C.L.A. Jackie Robinson Memorial Stadium, Westwood, California
             Bronze portrait of Jackie Robinson, life-size figure

1984
Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, California
             Entry lions, relief mural, life-size figures,
             fountain figures, cast marble

1984
The Ritz, Newport Beach, California
             Wall relief, 6' X 7', fiberglass

1984
Beverly Hills Playhouse, Beverly Hills, California
             Bronze portrait bust of Tennessee Williams

1983
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Orlando, Florida
             Fountain, 40', life-size figures

1983
Design Center South, Laguna Niguel, California
             Fountain, 5' x 10' X 1.5', 4 panels, cast stone

1983
Pasadena First National Bank, Pasadena, California
             Relief logo, brass

1983
Warner Brown Hospital, El Dorado, Arkansas
             9' X 55' relief mural, cast stone

1982
Lubbock National Bank, Lubbock, Texas
             7' figure group, cast stone reliefs

1980
Del Webb Corporation, San Bernardino, California
             Bronze portrait bust of Del Webb

1980
American Samoan Church, Carson, California
             6 heroic size figures, fiberglass

1980
Clingman Building, Concord, California
             Concrete relief mural

1979
Lloyd's Bank, Los Angeles, California
             Life-size horse logo, fiberglass

1979
City of Los Angeles (for DeLongpre Park, Hollywood, California)
             Bronze portrait bust of Rudolph Valentino

1978
D.V.M. Corporation, Anaheim, California
             Murals and concrete reliefs

1978
Southern California Savings, Pacific Palisades, California
             9' abstract form with seagulls, direct mortar

1977
First Federal Savings, Venice, California
             Mosaic mural and wall painting

1974
Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, Texas
             Bronze portrait bust of Charles E. Maedgen, Jr.

1971
The Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California
             Bronze portrait bust of Howard Ahmanson

1971
Ahmanson Bank, Beverly Hills, California
             Bronze relief

1971

International Fiberglass, Venice, California
             14' figure, fiberglass


1970

Selected Private Collections
Mr. George Hearst, President, The Hearst Corporation
Dr. C. Douglas Lewis, Curator of Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Mr. David Mahoney, Chairman of the Board, Norton Simon Foundation
Mr. Millard Sheets, Artist/Designer
Mr. Ronald Birtcher, President, Birtcher Pacific
Mr. Robert Ahmanson, President, The Ahmanson Foundation
Mr. Stuart Ketchum, President, The Ketchum Company
Mr. Richard Diehl, Chief Executive Officer, Home Savings
Mrs. Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson, President, Caroline Leonetti, Ltd.
Mr. John Giumarra, President, Giumarra Vineyards
Mr. Antonino Fratantoni, President, Fratantoni Ceramiche

Selected Exhibitions
Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, California, 2002
Tah Gallery, South Pasadena, California, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Mission West Gallery, South Pasadena, California, 1988
City of South Pasadena Invitational, South Pasadena, California, 1986, 1987, 1988
Plaza Pasadena, Pasadena, California, 1981
Alison Holmes Gallery, Lake Arrowhead, California, 1981
Loyola Marymount University Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1977, 1978
Zachary Waller Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1975, 1976, 1978
Ceejee Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1973, 1974
Whittier Art Association, Whittier, California, 1970
Downey Art Museum, Downey, California 1969
Orlando Gallery, Encino, California, 1967, 1968
Galleria Margutta, Rome, Italy 1966
American Academy in Rome, Rome Italy, 1964, 1965

Education
Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles, California, M.F.A. Degree with Distinction, Sculpture Major, 1963
El Camino College, Torrance, California, A.A. Degree
University of Nevada at Reno

Awards
Prix de Rome Fellowship for Sculpture, American Academy in Rome
Awarded in National competition, 1963
Renewal awarded, 1964


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