{"id":3211,"date":"2026-07-26T16:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/?page_id=3211"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:15:43","slug":"gaetano-federici","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/gaetano-federici\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetano Federici"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gaetano Federici (1880\u20131964)<\/strong>\u00a0was Paterson, New Jersey’s best-known sculptor and is often called the city’s\u00a0“Sculptor Laureate.”<\/strong>\u00a0Born in\u00a0Castelgrande, Italy<\/strong>, he immigrated to Paterson with his mother in 1887 to join his father, master mason Antonio Federici. After studying under prominent sculptors in New York, including Giuseppe Moretti, he returned to Paterson and spent nearly six decades creating monuments, religious sculpture, cemetery memorials, and civic artwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Major Public Sculptures by Gaetano Federici<\/h3>\n
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America (World War I Memorial)<\/strong><\/td>\n1920<\/td>\nWest Side Park, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dean William McNulty and Orphan Boy<\/strong><\/td>\n1923<\/td>\nSt. John’s Cathedral, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congressman James Fleming Stewart<\/strong><\/td>\n1905<\/td>\nPassaic County Courthouse, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senator William Hughes<\/strong><\/td>\n1927<\/td>\nPassaic County Courthouse, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski<\/strong><\/td>\n1929<\/td>\nEastside Park, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two Doughboys (Paterson World War I Memorial)<\/strong><\/td>\nDedicated 1930<\/td>\nPaterson City Hall area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dublin Spring (“The Water Boy”)<\/strong><\/td>\n1931<\/td>\nPaterson (originally Dublin Spring)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christopher Columbus Monument<\/strong><\/td>\n1953<\/td>\nOriginally Eastside Park; now Federici Park, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bishop Thomas H. McLaughlin<\/strong><\/td>\n1957<\/td>\nSt. John’s Cathedral, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrew McBride Monument<\/strong><\/td>\nc. 1920s<\/td>\nPaterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nathan Barnert Bust\/Monument<\/strong><\/td>\nEarly 20th century<\/td>\nPaterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eleanor Egg (“Iron Girl”)<\/strong><\/td>\n20th century<\/td>\nPaterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Michael Overpowering Lucifer<\/strong><\/td>\nEarly 20th century<\/td>\nSt. Michael’s Church, Paterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cemetery Monuments<\/h3>\n

Federici was one of New Jersey’s finest memorial sculptors. Among his best-known works are:<\/p>\n