I've lost track of Jimmy's phone number, and I sure would appreciate it if someone from the family would contact me.
Email address is near the bottom of the page.
The photo below shows Hannibal Pianta in his shop modeling a large cartouche, and the surrounding elements. Click on the image above to go to the newspaper story from Nov 1926 that appeared along with that photo. Click on the image below to go to a view of the building from across the street. These photos were taken in August 2000, and show this piece of work after casting and placement on the building at the corner of Houston and Bowie streets in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Hannibal was born in Boccioletto, Italy in 1875.