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bob cassilly st.louis , missouri ivan mestrovic , auguste rodin bfa accademia di belle arti di firenze 1949 ; mfa , , university of notre dame 1958 washington university 1949 ; fulbright scholar , american sculpture , wood carving , drawing 31 march 1923 italian immigrants , martin luther king , union soldier rudolph torrini cloud sculpture.jpg rudolph edward torrini
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rudolph edward torrini

rudolph edward torrini -lrb- born march 31 , 1923 -rrb- is an american artist most known for his sculptures , wood carvings and bronze public monuments in the st. louis area , including `` the immigrants '' , `` the union soldier , '' and `` martin luther king . ''
a student of croatian sculptor ivan mestrovic , his work is also influenced by the works of auguste rodin .
torrini trained and taught bob cassilly , founder of the city museum in st. louis , and also helped establish the master of fine arts program in fontbonne college .
