Zenos Frudakis - Public Monuments and Portrait Sculpture
Welcome to the blog of Zenos Frudakis. You'll find news about the latest sculptures, information about the sculpture process, behind the scenes in the Frudakis studio, and personally guided tours of the sculptures of Philadelphia.
My alumni magazine, The Pennsylvania Gazette, published an interview with me titled Sculpting a Life Story. Here are links to some of the sculptures featured in the article, as well as to the article itself.
Sculpting a Life Story
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Some of the sculptures in the article:
Margaret Higgins Sanger (September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966) was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Relief Portrait Sculpture
Size: Bas-relief portrait
Media: Bronze
Created: 2023
Collection: Freedom from Religion Foundation
Location: FFRF Offices, Madison, Wisconsin
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Nobel prize winner, Jack Kilby (November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005), is recognized for his patent in 1959 for the first integrated circuit, also known as the microchip. Jack Kilby’s work as an American electrical engineer at Texas Instruments also resulted in the first handheld calculator, the “Pocketronic,” as well as the invention of the first thermal printer. In December 10 of 2000, Kilby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Other honers include the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology. To honor Jack Kilby’s contributions to science and engineering, the portrait statue of Kilby holds a diagram of the integrated circuit in one hand, and a handheld calculator in the other.
Monumental Sculpture / Portrait Statue
Size: 7-feet high
Installation: 2021
Media: Bronze
Collection: University of Texas
Location: Texas Instruments Plaza, Univeristy of Texas, Dallas, Texas
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Jacques Pépin relief portrait by Zenos Frudakis. Pépin’s extraordinary career includes his work as chef in numerous prestigious restaurants in Paris and America, and he when living in France he was personal chef of French President Charles de Gaulle. Pépin has authored more than 30 cookbooks, and has written for The New York Times, Food & Wine and other publications. He is an educator of the culinary arts, appearing in numerous American television programs. Pépin was a longtime friend of the American chef Julia Child, and their 1999 PBS series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home won a Daytime Emmy Award. He holds a BA and a MA from Columbia University in French literature. Today, Pépin also works as an artist, exhibiting limited edition prints and original artwork.
Relief Portrait Sculpture
Size: 18 inches high, 12 inches wide, approx. 2 inch frame
Media: Bronze
Created: 2023
Collection: The Yale Club
Location: The Yale Club, New York, New York
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has tailored special recognition awards for deserving supporters of freethought or the separation of church and state. Zenos Frudakis created the Foward Award sculpture award that is given to each award recipient. Shown in photo: Cecile Richards (on right), the former President of Planned Parenthood received the Forward Award, and sculptor Zenos Frudakis.
Award Figure Sculpture
Size: Award
Media: Bronze
Location: Private Collection of Award Winners
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The portrait bronze of Jacques Pépin, installed at Stone Acres Farm in Stonington, Connecticut, is a permanent tribute to this iconic French chef and his his lifelong influence in the culinary arts and home cooking. Pépin’s extraordinary career includes his work as chef in numerous prestigious restaurants in Paris and America, and he when living in France he was personal chef of French President Charles de Gaulle. Pépin has authored more than 30 cookbooks, and has written for The New York Times, Food & Wine and other publications. He is an educator of the culinary arts, appearing in numerous American television programs. Pépin was a longtime friend of the American chef Julia Child, and their 1999 PBS series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home won a Daytime Emmy Award. He holds a BA and a MA from Columbia University in French literature. Today, Pépin also works as an artist, exhibiting limited edition prints and original artwork.
Portrait Sculpture
Size: Life size
Media: Bronze, mounted on pink granite sourced from Stoney Creek, CT
Installed: October 13, 2019
Location: Stone Acres Farm, Stonington, Connecticut
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Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. He has received academic and writing awards, and has written numerous books including The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, The God Delusion, An Appetite for Wonder and Brief Candle in the Dark. He founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science in 2006.
Portrait Sculpture / Work in Progress
Size: Life size
Media: Clay
Location: Private Frudakis Studio
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Relief sculpture of Michael Yon, former LOTOS Club President by sculptor Zenos Frudakis. The books on the upper shelf of the relief sculpture are dinner guests of the club, the books behind Yon and alongside him are autobiographical.
Relief Portrait Sculpture
Size: Portrait bas-relief, 24” wide by 36” tall
Media: Bronze
Installation: 2022
Collection: LOTOS Club
Location: Library, LOTOS Club, New York, New York
Ludwig von Mises was (September 29, 1881 – October 10, 1973) was an Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist. He wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism. Mises is best known for his work on praxeology studies comparing communism and capitalism.
Portrait Sculpture
Size: Life size
Media: Bronze
Created: 2023
Location/Collection: Private Collection
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