Founding Spirit
By Rudolph Torrini
Category: Sculpture
About
Founding Spirit’s small scale and clean lines are less realistic than some of Torrini’s other work but nevertheless the piece still remains traditional in its material and subject. To give “the spirit of Fontbonne” a human form makes such an abstract idea more accessible to the viewer and gives this piece an inspirational flare.
Dimensions: 10′
Year Completed: 2000
Material: Bronze
Owner: Fontbonne University
About the artist:
Rudolph Torrini
Artist Bio: b. 1927
Torrini studied sculpture at Washington University and received a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Italy. After earning his master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, he taught at Webster University in St. Louis for 17 years. He is currently Professor Emeritus at Fontbonne College in St. Louis, where he was chairman of the art department for 35 years.
