Frank became fond of the Greek style of art in particular. He earned scholarships and traveled to Europe where he could learn more about the long, rich and fine history of art in that region of the world. Gasparro eventually joined the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, which many prominent artists had done at the time. Later, he had Frank Gasparro become an apprentice, who would work under the guidance of Giuseppe Donato, a prominent sculptor who had worked as a foreman for Auguste Rodin.įrank Gasparro - Artist and designer of US coins - Tenth Chief Engraver and Sculptor of the US Mint. As time went on, his father finally realized that his son was not going to stop and so sent his son to the Philadelphia Graphic Sketch Club (known today as the Samuel S. His father would fume whenever he saw the drawings and would tear them up, because he held the view that artists are the ones who starve to death. Although while Frank was growing up, he began growing an interest in drawings. Gasparro's father was a musician and he wanted his son to continue working in the same profession.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the oldest of 7 children. Anthony Dollarįrank Gasparro was born on Augon the centennial year of the birth of Abraham Lincoln and only 24 days after the Lincoln Cent was first produced. Frank Gasparro US Chief Coin Designer and Engraver - Designed Lincoln Memorial Cent, Kennedy Half Dollar, Eisenhower Dollar and Susan B.
