Jasper D'Ambrosi
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Jasper D'Ambrosi, son of Italian
immigrants, was born and raised in Wilmington, California. He attended University of Southern California
on a football scholarship where he studied painting and graduated cum laude. Out of college, D'Ambrosi worked nine years in the art department of Douglas Aircraft, after which he founded and operated his own printing and design business while painting and sculpting part time. In 1970, he sold his business to become a full-time artist.
Jasper D'Ambrosi is well-known for 'The Fallen Warrior', a companion piece to Arizona's Vietnam Veterans' Memorial which stands outside the state capital. Other well known pieces include "El Capitan", a life size longhorn which is located in downtown Dodge City, Kansas
; and "Buffalo Jone-Visionary", another life size monument in Garden City
, Kansas
. Early on October 1, 2010, the "El Capitan" statue was damaged when a car crashed into it, knocking it from its pedestal. Damage included a broken tail and one broken horn. The City of Dodge City plans to have the statue restored and replaced on its pedestal.
On 1 August 1986, Jasper died after a brief illness due to blood cell abnormalities suspected to be caused by years of working toxic art materials. At the time of his death, he was about to begin the final clay model of 'Jacob's Ladder', a 20 feet (6.1 m) sculpture for the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
. His two sons, Marc and Michael D'Ambrosi, completed the sculpture shortly after Jasper's death. It is on public display today at Los Angeles Harbor on the corner of South Harbor Boulevard and West Sixth Street in San Pedro, California.
Italy
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immigrants, was born and raised in Wilmington, California. He attended University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
on a football scholarship where he studied painting and graduated cum laude. Out of college, D'Ambrosi worked nine years in the art department of Douglas Aircraft, after which he founded and operated his own printing and design business while painting and sculpting part time. In 1970, he sold his business to become a full-time artist.
Jasper D'Ambrosi is well-known for 'The Fallen Warrior', a companion piece to Arizona's Vietnam Veterans' Memorial which stands outside the state capital. Other well known pieces include "El Capitan", a life size longhorn which is located in downtown Dodge City, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
; and "Buffalo Jone-Visionary", another life size monument in Garden City
Garden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. Early on October 1, 2010, the "El Capitan" statue was damaged when a car crashed into it, knocking it from its pedestal. Damage included a broken tail and one broken horn. The City of Dodge City plans to have the statue restored and replaced on its pedestal.
On 1 August 1986, Jasper died after a brief illness due to blood cell abnormalities suspected to be caused by years of working toxic art materials. At the time of his death, he was about to begin the final clay model of 'Jacob's Ladder', a 20 feet (6.1 m) sculpture for the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
The American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial, located in San Pedro, California, was commissioned to honor merchant marine veterans from all wars...
. His two sons, Marc and Michael D'Ambrosi, completed the sculpture shortly after Jasper's death. It is on public display today at Los Angeles Harbor on the corner of South Harbor Boulevard and West Sixth Street in San Pedro, California.