1928Richard Recchia (1888-1983) became Rockport’s first resident sculptor.People and Communities, Arts and Culture, Notable People, Art

Recchia’s style was elegant, figurative, and idealized. In 1913, Pratt invited Recchia to do the piece that started his career, the 1914 bas-relief in marble for the Fenway entrance of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Architecture. Because of Recchia, another important sculptor, Italian immigrant Anthony DeFrancisi (1887-1964) also came to Cape Ann.