Louis Thomas Rebisso (1837 in

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– 3 May 1899 in

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) was an Italian-born

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and

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Biography

In Italy, Rebisso studied with the sculptor Rubalto and in an art academy under Varni. At 20, he joined in

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's attempt to establish an Italian republic, and was obliged to leave Italy. Taking refuge in the United States, he settled in

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, Massachusetts, where he worked for several years in monument yards. Subsequently, he settled in

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, where he spent the most productive years of his career, and his name as an artist developed. Rebisso sculpted the bronze statue of

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in Cincinnati's

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. Among those who studied with him at the

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were

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, Louise Lawson,

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, and

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.Beatrice Gilman, ''Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture'', Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1943

Selected commissions

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'', Cincinnati, Ohio File:McPherson Square statue.jpg, '' General McPherson'', Washington, D.C.

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