On August 4, 2016, the San Francisco Bay Area welcomed Dr. Roberto Masnata, son of Pino Masnata, at the San Francisco Italian Cultural Institute. Dr. Masnata's presentation was on Futurist art and took place on the 115th anniversary of Pino's birth, August 4, 1901, in Stradella, Lombardy, Italy. Roberto spoke about his father's dual career as a surgeon and Futurist poet-dramatist.

Roberto Masnata grew up in a rarefied atmosphere of art and science and is currently a doctor in Stradella, Italy, specializing in dentistry and dental implants. His father, Giuseppe (Pino) Masnata (1901-1968) navigated careers as surgeon, poet, dramatist and soldier. A prolific and original artist, Pino served for many years as secretary and physician to F. T. Marinetti. In 1933 the Second Futurist Congress named him National Poet Champion of the Futurist movement. He is best known as co-author with Marinetti of the 1933 Futurist Radio Manifesto.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano