Art: Two for Pinocchio

The most famous son of Collodi, an outlying district of the Tuscan town of Pescia, was a mischievous, woodenheaded youngster named Pinocchio. Ever since Author Carlo Lorenzini, writing under the pen name of Carlo Collodi, created Pinocchio 73 years ago, the impish antics of the bad puppet who became a good boy have delighted children the world over. Two years ago, Pinocchio added another measure to his fame. Professor Rolando Anzilotti of the University of Florence defeated his Communist opponent in the race for mayor of Pescia by promising that, if elected, he would see to it that a suitable statue...

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