Pietro Giacomo Porcelli b. 1872

  • Artist (Sculptor)
Italian-born sculptor who worked in stone, clay, plaster and marble and has a large body of public memorial sculpture to his name.

Citations

  • Taylor, Robyn (1995), 'One hundred years : Western Australian sculpture 1895-1995’, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

  • Keane, S. B. (1981), 'Pietro Porcelli, sculptor 1872-1943’, in Early Days. The Journal of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Vol. 8, Part 5, p. 12.

  • Keane, Simon (1988), 'Porcelli, Pietro Giacomo (1872 – 1943)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Melbourne University Press, vol. 11, p. 261.

  • (1898), West Australian, December 7, p. 5.

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)