A Visual History of the Italian American Experience From the Collections of the Library of Congress
Book presentation and slide show by Linda Barrett Osborne and Paolo Battaglia
Book includes foreword by Martin Scorsese
You are cordially invited to attend a special book presentation and slide show for Linda Barrett Osborne and Paolo Battaglia's book titled, “Explorers Emigrants Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian American Experience From the Collections of the Library of Congress” this Wednesday, October 23 at the Italian American Museum.
Authors Linda Barrett Osborne and Paolo Battaglia selected 500 images related to the rich history of Italian Americans from the Library of Congress' holdings of photographs, maps, posters, letters, films and sound recordings.
The books narration is supported by never-before-seen images and offers a fresh and original perspective on the whole experience of Italians in America, from Columbus until today. It shows the accomplishments of well-remembered individuals such as Fiorello LaGuardia, Vince Lombardi, Martin Scorsese, but goes deeper to rediscover people like Giacomo Beltrami, who reached the sources of the Mississippi in 1823 and Joseph Petrosino, the first Italian American police officer to lose his life fighting organized crime.
Through the photographs of Lewis Hine and others, we see how Italians lived in slums in Eastern cities, in fields and mines in rural America; finally, we see how Italians portrayed America through the works of artists like Carlo Gentile, who photographed southwestern Native Americans in the 1870's, and Athos Casarini futurist painter and illustrator for Harper's Weekly.
Wednesday, October 23, 6:30PM
Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry Street
(Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets)
New York, NY 10013
Suggested donation of $10
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