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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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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Port Chester residents honor Luigi Del Bianco with a memorial plaque
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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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Luigi Del Bianco was featured on the popular television program, CAKE BOSS.
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Lou Del Bianco performs his one-man-show about Luigi at Mt. Rushmore.
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View rare photos of Luigi working on Mount Rushmore in the Gallery.
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Learn all about the history of the monument in the Mt. Rushmore FAQ.
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Lou and his wife, Camille, have written an illustrated book and screenplay about Luigi’s unique story.
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Lou DelBianco, Luigi’s grandson and author of this site in his honor, reached out to Mount Rushmore in 2011 and much there has been great positive progress in his effort to make Luigi DelBianco hold his rightful place there.
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