Bergamini, Carlo Giuseppe - Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Bergamini, Carlo Giuseppe - Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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| Title | Bergamini, Carlo Giuseppe - Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Author | Jock Phillips |
| Year | 1996 |
| Publication | Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Geographic reference | Palmerston, Oamaru, Waimate, Dunedin, Riverton, Invercargill, Christchurch, Carrara. |
| Time reference | !900s - 1930s |
| Online resource | YES |
| Topic | Italian stone masons, Italian sculptors, Early Italian immigrants, |
A short biography, written by Jock Phillips and first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1996 of Carlo Giuseppe Bergamini. Bergamini was born in Carrara, Italy, in 1870, he worked mostly in Dunedin as a marble sculptor and monumental mason, and he is best known for the design of the South African (Boer) War memorials at Palmerston, Oamaru, Waimate, Dunedin and Riverton, as well as repairing the Invercargill's memorial. In image of Dunedin's Boer War memorial, designed by Bergamini and erected in 1906, can be found here, and a few images of Riverton South African (Boer) War memorial can be found here. Other images, including the grave of Bergamini, as well as info about his life and family, can be found in this entry.
Bergamini also made a sculpture of Giuseppe Garibaldi for the Club Garibaldi in Wellington, and an article about him, which includes a photo of Bergamini's great-granddaughter Lois (nee Bergamini) Mathie posing with the Garibaldi's bust, was published in the Club Garibaldi's newsletter in February 2007, page 6. The article can be found here.
Carlo Bergamini, described as a distinguished looking man of fair hair and blue eyes, died in Christchurch on 16 July 1934.
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