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July 21, 2008
Mujeres Migrantes Italianas
Exhibit Poster, "Mirades de luz" (Argentina)
An exhibit in Argentina highlights the role Italian immigrant women in Buenos Aires played in the development of Argentina’s past and present.
May 3, 2008
Gepetto (sic), Fairyland, and Oakland’s Lost Italian Americans
City of Oakland
Entrance to Children's Fairyland, Oakland, California
Geppetto's been building Pinocchio for over 40 years in Oakland's Fairyland.
April 10, 2008
Italian Americana, California Style
Laura E. Ruberto
Litto's Hubcap Ranch, Pope Valley (2007)
Driving for hours takes us to three California Italian American vernacular sites -- from urban LA to rural NorCal with a stop along the freeway in the Central Valley.
January 8, 2008
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Joseph Cornell's Italian Job
Collection Richard L. Feigen, New York
"Paolo e Francesca" (Joseph Cornell, 1943)
Italian icons subtlely make their way into Joseph Cornell's 20th century curios.
August 19, 2008
Breastfeeding Breasts!
Tina Modotti
"Baby Nursing" (1926)
In honor of my two young children and World Breastfeeding Month, a few thoughts on the work of women’s breasts.
October 12, 2011
Il Fanciullo del West: Shorty Joe Quartuccio’s Country Western Sound
Shorty Joe and his Red Rock Canyon Cowboys - 1947
(Shorty Joe Quartuccio, Bob Simas, & Jim Franchina)
A Few Notes on California’s Sicilian American country music history.
March 2, 2011
The Case of the Missing Fasanella Painting
Ralph Fasanella
"Welcome Home Boys" (1953)
How I uncovered that the City of Oakland, the Oakland Public Library, the Oakland Museum of California, and the Oakland International Airport have misplaced Ralph Fasanella’s painting, "Welcome Home Boys".
October 8, 2010
Italian America’s Eureka Moment
Laura E. Ruberto
Romano Gabriel's Wooden Sculpture Garden, Eureka, CA
Finding Romano Gabriel’s Wooden Sculpture Garden along the Italy-California border.
June 18, 2009
La Ruota della Fortuna, Niki de Sainte Phalle's take on an Italian Garden
Laura E. Ruberto
Il Giardino dei Tarocchi
Looking at the undercurrents of Italian migrant identity in Niki de Sainte Phalle’s Giardino dei Tarocchi.
August 19, 2009
Searching for the Ethnic Angle in John Baldessari’s Art
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"Lover's Embrace" (John Baldessari)
On a visit to a retrospective of this California artist, I consider traces of the Italian immigrant background in his work.
December 24, 2009
Radical Italian American Christmas Cards
Laura E. Ruberto
Mock-up for a Radical Italian American Christmas Card Set, the "Holiday Modotti"
Thinking about next year’s holiday cards, I turn to the leftist artists, Tina Modotti and Pietro di Donato.
January 14, 2010
On Guidos, Gramsci, and Irony Deficiency
"Pasquino," by Nicolas Beatrizet (engraving,1550)
Why Italian Americans need to take action, a Pasquinian response to some recent debates.
December 2, 2009
Californians Sell Little Italy, One Crate at a Time
(Label image, P.V.)
Angelina Tokay varietal grape label
Fruit and Vegetable Crate Labels in California and the Italian Americans They Created
December 29, 2008
The Rocks of San Francisco: Authenticity, Ethnic Neighborhoods, and Going Blog Crazy
Laura E. Ruberto
Nuova Porziuncola, North Beach neighborhood, San Francisco
Ethnic construction and sacred place, the replica of the Porziuncola Chapel in San Francisco’s Italian neighborhood.
October 12, 2011
Il Fanciullo del West: Shorty Joe Quartuccio’s Country Western Sound
Shorty Joe and his Red Rock Canyon Cowboys - 1947
(Shorty Joe Quartuccio, Bob Simas, & Jim Franchina)
A Few Notes on California’s Sicilian American country music history.
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