Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970

Beniamino Bufano, a sculptor, was born in San Fele, Italy in 1886, and the fourteenth of fifteen children. He immigrated to New York with his family when he was a boy. As an adult he lived all over the world, but mostly in San Francisco. He married in 1925 to Virginia Bufano Lewin. They had one son Erskine. Virginia and Bufano divorced in 1932. Sponsors included Albert Bender and Trader Vic Bergeron. Bufano died in 1970 in San Francisco.

From the description of Beniamino Bufano autobiographical notebooks : ms., [ca. 1958-1965]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 50211394

Sculptor; San Francisco, Calif.

From the description of Beniamino Bufano interview, 1964 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355149

From the description of Oral history interview with Beniamino Bufano, 1964 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025317

Sculptor; San Francisco, Calif. Birthdate cited as October 1898, November 1898, and 1889.

Bufano was one of eleven children who immigrated to the U.S. with his family from Italy in 1903. He studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. He became one of San Francisco's most popular artists with his bohemian, colorful lifestyle. Among his best known works are his sculpture of St. Francis of Assisi and abstracted bronze and stone animals.

From the description of Beniamino Bufano papers, [1930s-1970]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79868176