INTERESTING FACTS
INTERESTING FACTS
In 1921 Bufano taught briefly at the SF Art Institute, where Sargent Johnson, the brilliant African American sculptor, spent a year as his pupil
Bufano taught at the UC Berkeley (1960) and the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland (1964-65)
Bufano created the sculpture St.Francis of the Guns from 2000 handguns obtained during SF Mayor Joseph Alioto's gun turn-in program in 1968, by mixing the gun metal with bronze
In 1938 Bufano fashioned sculptures of a seal and a toad for San Francisco's WPA-constructed Aquatic Park Bathhouse
A lot of Bufano’s works sponsored the Federal Art Project included many of the rounded and abstract animal sculptures for which he is well known
Bufano believed that public art should be created for the benefit of all people. Its function was to create a universal culture that will guide the destiny of the world to a better way of living
In 1938-39, employed by the Federal Art Project, Bufano sculpted Peace, a 38-foot-tall projectile that for years greeted visitors to the SF Intl. Airport
In his last years, Bufano lived free of charge at the SF Press Club. In return, he made a cat sculpture for the Club that remains today as its mascot
During his career, Bufano produced many versions of “Hand of Peace”. He often decorated the palms of his sculpted hands, recalling the Buddhist art he had seen in Asia
