The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Rebisso, Louis T.

REBISSO, Louis T., American sculptor: b. Italy, 1837; d. Norwood, near Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 May 1899. At 20 he joined in Mazzini's attempt to establish an Italian republic (see Mazzini, G.), and was obliged to leave Italy. Taking refuge in the United States he settled in Boston, Mass., where he worked for several years in monumental yards. Subsequently he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where his name as an artist developed. He had studied in Italy with the sculptor Rubalto and in the Art Academy under Professor Varni, and in Cincinnati he worked with T. D. Jones. His leading works are the equestrian statues of General McPherson in Washington, D. C.; of General Grant in Lincoln Park, Chicago, and of Gen. W. H. Harrison in Cincinnati.