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21
July

About Luigi Del Bianco

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Luigi Del Bianco, an Italian Immigrant, played an important part in bringing to life a great American monument. This site was launched in 2009 in an effort to gain Luigi the recognition he truly deserves.

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6
July

CBS Evening News

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Hundreds of men worked on the iconic sculptures at Mount Rushmore. But Lou Del Bianco’s grandfather, Luigi, was the only chief carver trusted to sculpt the most significant details. And now, years after his grandfather’s death, Lou finally has secured for his grandfather the recognition he deserves. Anne-Marie Green reports.  

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15
April

New Book About Luigi

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Journalist Douglas Gladstone has written a wonderfully thought provoking book about Luigi entitled, “Carving a Niche for Himself: The Untold Story of Luigi Del Bianco”

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    ITALYUSA.ORG FEATURES A REVIEW OF MY BOOK!

    March 21, 2020
    ITALYUSA.ORG is a great online news magazine that brings Italy and America together. Carmelo Cutuli was kind enough to feature Stephanie Longo’s wonderful review of my book. You can access the review here: https://www.italyusa.org/2020/03/out-of-rushmores-shadow-luigi-del.html Here is the link to Stephanie’s website. She writes great reviews of Italian American Authors: Stephanie Longo

    LUIGI’S STORY NOW TOLD AS A COMIC!

    September 4, 2019
    Thank you to Denis Busatto for your wonderful comic book illustration of my grandfather. If anyone knows Denis and can get me in touch worth him, please let me know. I would love to thank him!