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February 25, 2008
The Indiscreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Parmigianino’s Antea (detail), c. 1531–34.
A mysterious Italian woman, perhaps a lover, reveals a robber baron’s not-so-hidden ghosts.
January 6, 2008
Bedazzled by Filomeno
Michael Bodycomb
“Death of Blinded Philosopher” (2006), embroidery on silk shantung, by Angelo Filomeno.
Allegory and needlework meet in the sumptuous work of visual artist Angelo Filomeno.
August 28, 2008
Lace in the Crystal City
Joseph Sciorra
The exhibition “Lace, the Spaces Between,” Corning, New York.
An exhibition presents women’s domestic needlework in Corning, New York.
August 23, 2012
The New Negative Image of Italian Americans
Titzu Nishi and the Public Art Fund
Titzu Nishi's drawing for the “Discovering Columbus” art installation.
The inane opinions of a few and the diminution of Italian America.
December 23, 2008
An Epic of Mediterranean Culture
Joe Milone and his Exhibited Shoe Shine Stand, 1942.
Sixty-six years ago, the Museum of Modern Art exhibited a Sicilian-American bootblack’s decorated shoeshine kit, contributing to the museum director’s eventual dismissal.
June 21, 2010
My Italian American Museum
Joseph Sciorra
Italian immigrant woman, circa 1925. Schmidt-Lorraine Studios, Chicago.
Entering into a conversation with objects.
May 5, 2011
Talking Folklore
Over the next several months, I will be presenting the book Italian Folk in venues throughout the New York metropolitan area.
January 27, 2013
Painting I Butteri
"Il carro rosso" (1898), Giovanni Fattori
Depictions on Canvas of Italy’s Cowboys
February 2, 2013
Representing Cowboy Life, Italian/American Style
Chris Moran/Nevada Commission on Tourism
The exhibition “Italian Buckaroos: Old World & New World”
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