1963, Peter Macchiarini
Bronze, green patina, on black polished stone base.
Dimensions: 24 x 16 inches.
1936, Peter Macchiarini
Raw bronze; no patina.
Dimensions: 21 inches tall, 7 inches wide at base.
Variations include a version of Emperor Norton in a civil war union cap.
1973, Peter Macchiarini
First image: Plaster maquette.
Second image: Bronze, finished version.
Dimensions: 7 x 3.5 inches.
1935, Peter Macchiarini
Wood, cast in Bronze in 2003 with purple patina.
1953, Peter Macchiarini
"Columbus" figures were designed for the San Francisco Columbus Civic Awards of the time.
1942, Peter Macchiarini
Bronze
The design was inspired by 1942 issue of Look magazine photo, in which a Russian peasant woman was enraged at having to burn her farm to stop the Nazi invasion. Click here to see the video of Peter Macchiarini discussing his inspiration for The Scorched Earth.
1964, Peter Macchiarini
Bronze with green patina on brass base.
Dimensions: 8 inches tall x approx. 3 inches wide.
1966, Peter Macchiarini
Bronze on brass base.
Dimensions: 3 x 2 inches.
Figure left in investment plaster to heighten stipe and visual motion effect.
1956, Peter Macchiarini
Sterling silver, ebony wood handle and top.
Dimensions: approx 3.5 inches long x 3 inches tall.
2003, Daniel Macchiarini
Made at Burning Man, cast from 250 recycled aluminum cans.
Dimensions: 17 x 6 x 5 inches
2006, Daniel Macchiarini
Perforated brass, copper, silver with rutilated quartz centerpiece star.
1936, Peter Macchiarini
Mahogany wood.
Carved during the Spanish Civil War, Peter Macchiarini considered this piece his "Guernica" (after the 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso). It depicts a naked child protecting her mother, and was inspired by a Look Magazine photo of peasant women being "rounded up", and later shot, by Franco's fascist troops.
1942, Peter Macchiarini
Bronze, cast from wooden carving.
Both a commentary on the devastation of WW2 and a warning about the Atomic bomb, which Peter sensed was coming.
2010, Daniel Macchiarini and Emma Macchiarini Mankin-Morris
Bronze on jadeite base. 20 inches tall.
Design contribution and commission by Carlos Santana.
