Attilio Piccirilli was born in Massa di Carrera, Italy to Giuseppe Piccirilli (1844 – 1910), a well-known stone carver. The elder Piccirilli immigrated to New York in 1888, bringing his 6 sons along with him. All trained as marble cutters and carvers, they became the famous Piccirilli Brothers, responsible for carving many major public monuments, including the massive sculpture of …