Tommaso Geraci

Tommaso Geraci'''Tommaso Geraci''', Sculptor (artist)|sculptor, born 1931 on the Italy|Italian island of Sicily. Geraci graduated from the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands in fine arts and sculpture, spending a year of his studies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, Italy. He currently lives and works in the Sicilian town of Cefalù. Geraci was awarded the Italian national honour of ''Cavaliere dell'Ordine della stella della Solidarietà Italiana'' (Knight of the Italian_orders_of_merit#Star_of_Italian_Solidarity|Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity) in 1974. ==Works== Image:Plaque Falcone-Borsellino.gif|thumb|right|225px|Falcone-Borsellino plaque at Palermo International Airport Since graduating, Geraci has become well known for his sculpture, working mainly in bronze. Many of his works are symbolic, drawing on the lessons of mythology, promoting humanity, and frequently take the form of circular plaques or medallions, small and large. Works include the 1.9m (6 foot) diameter bronze plaque at Palermo International Airport in memory of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, and a 9m high statue of Pio of Pietrelcina|Saint Pio of Pietrelcina at Poggio Maria, Cefalù. His works are known to be found in Denmark, Netherlands (including a monument in Leersum to the space age following the launch of Sputnik 1), Italy, and the Vatican City|Vatican. ==See Also== *List of sculptors Category:1931 births|Geraci, Tommaso Category:Italian sculptors|Geraci, Tommaso Category:Natives of Sicily|Geraci, Tommaso