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Paul Gruson | |
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| Born | 24 December 1895
Charlottenburg, Germany |
| Died | 1969 (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Paul Gruson (24 December 1895 – 1969) was a German sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [1] Despite his Jewish ancestry, he managed to get the commission to design a monument in honor of the martyrs of the Nazi movement. Once the fact that he was " half-Jew" according to the Nazi racial calculus was discovered, Joseph Goebbels decided to grant him a special dispensation to avoid embarrassment. [2]
References
- ^ "Paul Gruson". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Alan E. Steinweis, Art Ideology & Economics in Nazi Germany, 1993, UNC Press
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