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A sculpture from this country was reconstructed from red plaster fragments after a collector threw it in the dump. An artist from this country who called sculpture “that mummified art” turned to plaster and other mixed media in his work, (-5[1])seeking to destroy the “pretended nobility” of marble and bronze. A sketch in a “Technical Manifesto” from this country inspired a work depicting the “interpenetration of planes” (15[1])of the title deconstructed object. (15[1]-5[1])This country’s 20-cent coin features a flowing sculpture striding atop (*) two bronze blocks. Development of a Bottle was created by a dynamist artist from this country who also sculpted Unique Forms of (10[1])Continuity in Space. For 10 points, the Winged Victory of Samothrace was less beautiful than a “roaring motor car” (10[1])to the Futurist artists of what country? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Italy [or Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana] (All of the clues describe Umberto Boccioni. The first and third lines refer to Development of a Bottle in Space.)
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