Giacomo Manzù

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Giacomo Manzù (December 22, 1908 - January 18, 1991) was the best known Italian sculptor of the 20th century. He was recognized by Western museums and collectors as an important modern artist, while, as a Communist, he was celebrated by the Soviet art world as well. Yet he was also a Roman Catholic, a personal friend of Pope John XXIII, and he had important liturgical commissions in St. Peter's itself.

He was the son of a shoe maker, and other than a few evening art classes, was self-taught in sculpture, although he later became a professor himself.

Giacomo Manzù was awarded Lenin Peace Prize for the year 1965.

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• Masters of 20th Century Figure Sculpture