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Bust of Mussolini Laureled by Deaf Austrian Sculptor
Vienna report notes Gustav Ambrosi, a deaf apprentice who became a renowned sculptor, received a lifelong pension and a $10,000 fee from Mussolini for a bronze bust of the Italian leader. Mussolini ordered eight duplicates. Ambrosi also earned papal honors and a portrait of Admiral Horthy. He rose from a stonecutter to national artist with studios and a house.
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Vienna
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Gustinus Ambrosi
IT Duce
Mussolini
Ambrosi
Pope
Holy Father
Admiral Horthy
Hungary