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          Silvio Apponyi OAM (born 4 July ) is an Australian sculptor based in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, noted for depictions of animals.!

          Silvio Apponyi is an Australian sculptor, born in a refugee camp near Munich.

        1. South Australian sculptor.
        2. Silvio Apponyi OAM (born 4 July ) is an Australian sculptor based in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, noted for depictions of animals.
        3. Silvio created this life-sized bronze sculpture to commemorate the dog which rode the trains in SA's mid-north years ago.
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          5. Silvio Apponyi

          Australian sculptor

          Silvio Apponyi

          OAM

          Born

          Albert Silvio Apponyi


          (1949-07-04) 4 July 1949 (age 75)

          Bavaria, Germany

          NationalityAustralian
          Alma materAcademy of Fine Arts, Munich, SA School of Art
          OccupationSculptor
          Years active1969–present
          Notable workWhale Tail, Bob the Railway Dog, Flame of Learning, Memories in a Suitcase
          SpouseNatalija Apponyi
          Children4
          Websitewww.apponyi.net

          Silvio ApponyiOAM (born 4 July 1949) is an Australian sculptor based in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, noted for depictions of animals.

          Early life and education

          Apponyi was born on 4 July 1949 in a refugee camp in Dachau, near Munich, migrating to Australia during infancy. His father Albert Frederick (Frigyes) Apponyi claimed descent from an illegitimate line of the Apponyi family.[1]

          The family moved to Adelaide, and Apponyi had a difficult home life.

          He started wood carving when he was