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American artist

John Raimondi (born May, 1948) is an American sculptor best known as a creator of monumental public sculpture, with works throughout the United States and several European countries. He lives and works in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Biography[edit]

The first of four sons born to Erma and Peter Raimondi, John Raimondi was born in May 1948. John Raimondi spent his early years honing his skills while developing an eye for the beauty of nature that surrounded him. The young artist spent much of his time in the company of his family, though he also enjoyed the solitude of drawing and painting, as well as collecting coins and building model airplanes.

In his formative years, Raimondi became fascinated by scale-model automobiles and airplanes, which later translated into full-size “hot rods” as he grew into a teenager. These hobbies proved invaluable in the artist’s keen ability to comprehend scale and movement—two of the elements that are so essential in his work today.

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Originally intending to become a seascape painter, Raimondi first attended Vesper George School of Art and subsequently attended the Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts in Maine (now Maine College of Art). There he met teacher and sculptor Norman Therrien who encouraged Raimondi to try sculpture.[1] Next, Raimondi attended the Massachusetts College of Art where he studied sculpture.[2]
He exhibited early works at Boston City Hall, Bridgewater State University, and numerous local galleries and museums. This led to Raimondi’s first prominent commission, awarded to him in a national competition conducted by the I-80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project, in Nebraska. This sculpture, entitled Erma’s Desire, is named for the artist’s mother and her intense desire for the happiness of her children.[3]
Located in Grand Island, Nebraska, the work was considered controversial due to its suggestive title and abstract form. It was debated fiercely in several major publications and on the TV news program “60 Minutes,” catapulting Raimondi into the national spotlight.[4] Since then, Raimondi has completed more than 100 monumental sculptures for public, corporate, and private collections worldwide.

He currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Art forgery suit[edit]

Raimondi has sued billionaire Igor Olenicoff for art forgery. In a similar case, Olenicoff and his real estate company, Olen Properties Corp., were found guilty of copyright infringement by a federal jury in 2014 and ordered to pay $450,000 in damages to sculptor Don Wakefield, for art forgery.[5][6][7] Raimondi had been contacted by the real estate tycoon to create versions of two of his extant sculptures as part of a percent for art mandate for property developers. Raimondi had supplied Olenicoff with detailed drawings and photographs of the proposed works, which Olenicof subsequently cancelled. In 2015, Olenicoff was ordered to pay Raimondi $650,000, according to a Benjamin Sutton article in Hyperallergic.com.

If Olenicoff had followed through with commissioning the works, Raimondi would have made $250,000 for each of the four proposed pieces. In 2010, Raimondi was informed that sculptures that originally had been submitted to the city of Brea, California as being his works were now credited to a Chinese artist. Raimondi had never authorized the creation or display of the sculptures he had discussed with Olenicoff.[6]

Gallery[edit]

  • Dance of the Cranes (1988), 60' Tall, Bronze.

    Dance of the Cranes (1988), 60′ Tall, Bronze.

  • Coyote (2002), 25' Tall, Cor-Ten Steel.

    Coyote (2002), 25′ Tall, Cor-Ten Steel.

  • Crazy Horse (2010), 12' Tall, Bronze.

    Crazy Horse (2010), 12′ Tall, Bronze.

  • Lupus (1985), 40' Tall, Cor-Ten Steel.

    Lupus (1985), 40′ Tall, Cor-Ten Steel.

  • Grace (1990), 34' Tall, Stainless Steel.

    Grace (1990), 34′ Tall, Stainless Steel.

  • Aquila (1981), 38' x 78' x 22', Bronze.

    Aquila (1981), 38′ x 78′ x 22′, Bronze.

  • Athleta (1990), 29' Tall, Bronze.

    Athleta (1990), 29′ Tall, Bronze.

  • Erma's Desire (1976), 26' x 47' x 33', Cor-Ten Steel.

    Erma’s Desire (1976), 26′ x 47′ x 33′, Cor-Ten Steel.

Selected museums, public collections, and exhibitions[edit]

  • Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
  • Arvida / J M B Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida
  • International Sculpture Garden, Hagenbrunn, Austria
  • Bank of America, Miami, Florida & Stuart, Florida
  • Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Milwaukee, WI and Baltimore, Maryland
  • Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida
  • Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts
  • Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana
  • Charles R. Wood Theater, Glens Falls, New York
  • Civic League Rose Garden, San Angelo, Texas
  • The Colony Group, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio
  • Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire
  • The Dalad Group, Independence, Ohio
  • DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts
  • Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
  • Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, Uxbridge, England
  • Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York
  • The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York
  • L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, Maine
  • Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
  • McGladrey Co, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Nebraska
  • Newark Museum, New Jersey
  • Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Northfield Mount Hermon School, Massachusetts
  • Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma
  • Olen Properties, Newport Beach, California
  • Omaha Eppley Airfield, Nebraska
  • Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
  • Peoria Riverfront Museum, Illinois
  • Portland Museum of Art, Maine
  • Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Massachusetts
  • Rockport Art Association, Massachusetts
  • San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Texas
  • Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, Florida
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
  • Stanhope PLC for Stockley Park, London, England
  • Steelcase Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Tampa Museum of Art, Florida
  • Temple Emanu-El, Miami Beach, Florida
  • The Society for the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida
  • University of Nebraska, Kearney, Nebraska
  • University of Richmond, Virginia
  • University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Wells Fargo Bank, Palm Beach, Florida

Exhibitions[edit]

  • San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Texas
  • College of Central Florida, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
  • Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida – “Drawing to Sculpture,”
  • John H. Surovek Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
  • Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida, Jazz Series,
  • Tadu Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia – “Jazz”
  • Gary Snyder Fine Art, New York, New York, Jazz Series
  • Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, California, Jazz Series
  • Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
  • National Academy Museum, New York, New York
  • Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas
  • Cypress Gardens, Florida – “Wildlife Sculpture Series III”,
  • “Community of Creativity: A Century of MacDowell Colony Artist’s, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire
  • Harmon Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida
  • Tiffany & Co., Palm Beach, Florida
  • “Romantic Abstraction: A 20-Year Survey of Works by John Raimondi”, Traveling exhibit: Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, Florida; Center For the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida; The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York
  • “Stars In Florida”, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  • O’Farrell Gallery, Brunswick, Maine
  • Dolly Fiterman Fine Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Michael H. Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
  • Wallace Wentworth Gallery, Washington D.C.
  • Gucci, Palm Beach, Florida
  • Arlene McDaniel Galleries, Outdoor sculptures, Simsbury, Connecticut
  • Judith N. Wolov Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
  • “Dance of the Cranes: Evolutionary Drawings”, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
  • “Art Against AIDS”, Graham Modern Gallery, New York, New York
  • “87 – Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood”, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
  • “Lupus: Evolutionary Drawings”, Lotus Development Corp., Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables, Florida
  • Tiffany & Co., Boston, Massachusettsa
  • Academy of the Arts, Easton, Maryland
  • McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
  • Graham Modern Gallery, New York, New York
  • Dolly Fiterman Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C., “New Accessions”
  • Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
  • Sunne Savage Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE, “Interstate 80 Sculptors”
  • Brockton Art Center – Fuller Memorial, Massachusetts
  • Boston City Hall, Massachusetts

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