Joe D'Alessandro was born in Pensacola, Florida on December 31, 1948, and thus was 20 years younger than Warhol. He met him during his "blossoming of his youth". I asked Warhol, why he wanted to have the desirable youth portrayed by Breker.
The answer was: "I love Breker's sculptures, as much as I love Joe -- and even more. Sculptures are more loyal than men, they cannot run away."
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