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Arno Breker

German sculptor, a favorite of Adolf Hitler

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Born()19 July

Elberfeld, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire

Died13 February () (aged&#;90)

Düsseldorf, Germany

Alma&#;materKunstakademie Düsseldorf
Known&#;forSculpting
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Arno Breker (19 July – 13 February ) was a German sculptor who is best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, where he was endorsed by the authorities as the antithesis of degenerate art. He was made official state sculptor, and exempted from military service.[1] One of his better known statues is Die Partei, representing the spirit of the Nazi Party that flanked one side of the carriage entrance to Albert Speer's new Reich Chancellery.

After the fall of Nazi Germany in Breker continued to thrive professionally as a sculpto Public sculptures in chicago.