Mico Kaufman

Mico Kaufman (1924–2016) was a sculptor. Born in Buzău, Kingdom of Romania in 1924, Kaufman was best known for making inaugural medals for United States Presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. He survived a Nazi labor camp during World War II and in 1951 immigrated to the United States. He lived in Tewksbury, MA and died on December 12, 2016, at the age of 92. He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. He is related to violinist Louis Kaufman. For three years during World War II, Kaufman worked in a forced labor camp.

Body of Works

His preferred materials include bronze, stainless steel, and plastic.

Awards

1978: Sculptor of the year by the American Numismatic Society 1992: American Numismatic Society's Saltus Award.

Gerald Ford: vice presidential and presidential Ronald Reagan: presidential (second term) "Touching Souls" in Tewkesbury Abbey, UK and Tewksbury, MA James McNeil Whistler Memorial in Lowell, MA World War II Memorial in Tewksbury, MA Blessed Eugene de Mazenod in Tewksbury, MA and Lowell, MA The Rouses Memorial in Lowell, MA Claude Debussy at UMass Lowell in Lowell, MA Italia in Lowell, MA

Upon his death, pieces from his collection were donated to local libraries including Tewksbury Public Library, Middlesex Community College, the Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center in North Andover, MA, and University of Massachusetts Lowell.