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Raymond Puccinelli was a sculptor and professor of sculpture at UC Berkeley. Born in San Francisco in 1904, he began his art training at the age of 15 at the Schaeffer School of Design. After a year of studying abroad in France and Italy, Puccinelli returned to San Francisco to assist in the studio of J. Viera and study under Benny Bufano. In the 1940s he operated a studio in San Francisco’s Chinatown and taught sculpture at UC Berkeley. In this interview, Puccinelli discusses his art education and career as a sculptor, his projects for the Works Progress Administration, and his time as professor in the art department at UC Berkeley.

Title
Raymond Puccinelli (Raimondo) Sculptor: San Francisco to Florence
Creator
Puccinelli, Raymond (Raimondo), interviewee
Teiser, Ruth, interviewer
Harroun, Catherine, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA, Regional Oral History Office, 1979
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Arts and Letters Oral Histories Individual Interviews
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Arts and Letters
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The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Puccinelli, Raymond (Raimondo). "Raymond Puccinelli (Raimondo) Sculptor: San Francisco to Florence." Interview by Ruth Teiser and Catherine Harroun in 1974. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1979.
Interview date(s) 1974
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