[2] His interest in the arts surfaced at a young age and while at PS 13 (Manhattan) he designed posters for neighborhood storefronts to promote the sale of WW I Liberty Bonds.

[2] Chartered in 1916, the Beaux Arts Institute had as its mission promotion of the Beaux-Arts architectural style and fostering of closer relationships between architects, muralists, and sculptors.

[8] The individual panels are titled Stevedores, Fishing,[9] Cotton Pickers,[10] Chemists, The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, The Landing of the English on Roanoke Island, and Education.

[2] In 1938, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company announced an $8000 prize for a sculptural group on the American Family intending to make it the centerpiece of their exhibit at the upcoming 1939 New York World's Fair.

[5] In 1956, Lo Medico moved to Tappan, NY and constructed an art studio behind his house on Main St. where he continued to create sculpture and medals.

[2] In 1993, his widow donated Lo Medico's papers including correspondence about commemorative medals, sculpture competitions, commissions, and financial records to Smithsonian Archives of American Art.

[4] Previous to this, in 1967 & 1971 Lo Medico donated photographs of his work to the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Library.

[14] On June 17, 1942, Lo Medico won a $1,000 first prize in a competition to design a public sculpture with the theme "Wings for Victory – The Spirit of Aviation".

Lo Medico submitted a one-third scale model of a 24-foot-high weather resistant plaster stature depicting a resolute looking WW II aviator in flight suit pulling on gloves.

[19] Paul Manship, noted sculptor and the Vice-President of Artists for Victory expressed his support for the jury's decision and suggested erecting the stature on private property or in a different city.

[20] In 1980, nearly 40 years later, commenting on this incident, Lo Medico seemed to blame the media for creating the controversy: "I became a mildly notorious subject thanks to the newspapers.