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47. the sculptor will probably

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:23 PM

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not get paid:

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According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the rights to the statue.

“That statue will not leave my foundry until everything they owe me is paid,” he said.

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