The Sculptor of American Frontier Visions Enrico Causici remains a captivating, if somewhat enigmatic, figure within the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century art. Born in Verona, Italy, in 1790, his life was defined by a restless movement between the refined classical traditions of Europe and the raw, burgeoning energy of the American frontier. While much of his biographical detail remains shrouded in the mists of history, the traces of his talent are etched permanently into the stone and marble of early American monuments. Often identified as a pupil of the legendary Neoclassical master Ant…