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Blog of Zenos Frudakis

Welcome to the blog of Zenos Frudakis. You'll find news about the latest sculptures, information about the sculpture process, behind the scenes in the Frudakis studio, and personally guided tours of the sculptures of Philadelphia.

Benjamin Franklin, "Father of the American Enlightenment"

March 5, 2025 Cher Skoubo
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View fullsize Benjamin Franklin

Explore Zenos Frudakis’s relief sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, the Father of the American Enlightenment, and his lasting influence on science, democracy, and civic life.

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Tags Benjamin Franklin, American Enlightenment, Sculpture, Zenos Frudakis, America 250

The Pennsylvania Gazette

November 13, 2024 Cher Skoubo
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My alumni magazine, The Pennsylvania Gazette, published an interview with me titled Sculpting a Life Story. Here are links to some of the sculptures featured in the article, as well as to the article itself.

Sculpting a Life Story
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Some of the sculptures in the article:

  • Mike Schmidt

  • Steve Carlton

  • Robin Roberts

  • Richie Ashburn

  • Payne Stewart, Pinehurst

  • Martin Luther King, Jr

  • Thomas Paine

  • Frederick Lay Olmsted

  • Nina Simone

  • W. Wilson Goode

  • Frederick Douglass

  • Ulysses S. Grant

  • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg

  • Don McLean

  • Mark Twain

  • Freedom Sculpture



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Tags Zenos Frudakis, Frudakis Studio, Sculpture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvaniagazette, sculptors, monuments, monumentman, statues, Freedom, FreedomSculpture

Frederick Douglass

June 17, 2023 Zenos Frudakis
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America 250 commemorates Frederick Douglass with a sculpture by Zenos Frudakis, honoring his lasting impact on freedom, civil rights, and American democracy.

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Tags Frederick Douglass, Civil Rights, America 250, Sculpture, portrait bronze, American History, Zenos Frudakis

The Ten Best Public Sculptures in Philadelphia

August 16, 2015 Zenos Frudakis
Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin

Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin

These are the sculptures I consider the finest in the Philadelphia area. It is well worth the trip to view them in person...

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In Sculpture: Philadelphia Tags Sculpture, Rodin
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Musings on Sculpture

August 16, 2015 Zenos Frudakis

Art is an all too human construct...

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In Zenos Frudakis: Thoughts Tags Art, Sculpture, Zenos Frudakis
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Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression, New York, NY

August 16, 2015 Zenos Frudakis

I was the keynote speaker at the Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression, at the New York Institute of Technology in New York City...

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In Presentations Tags talks, Sculpture, presentations, New York Institute of Technology
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Thomas Paine, Relief Sculpture
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General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award
General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award
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Clarence Darrow Award
Clarence Darrow Award
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Clarence Darrow
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  • Press Release
    • Jan 6, 2021 “The Monument Man:” Renowned Sculptor Zenos Frudakis to Be Featured on Public Television’s Articulate with Jim Cotter
    • Aug 6, 2020 Commemorative Bronze Statue of Frank “Sandy” Tatum by Philadelphia Sculptor Zenos Frudakis installed at Harding Park in time for PGA Championship
    • Mar 29, 2016 The first larger-than-life-sized bronze of Frederick Law Olmsted created for North Carolina Arboretum
    • Feb 11, 2016 Famed Lawyer Clarence Darrow to be Memorialized for the First Time at the Site of Legendary Scopes “Monkey” Trial
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