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Our readers are cordially invited to attend a reading of Dennis Loiacono's play, "The Innocence of Maria" on Thursday, April 3rd at the Italian American Museum. The play tells the story of Maria Barbella who was the first woman sentenced to die in the electric chair. About the play:On April 26, 1895 an Italian immigrant from the Lower East Side of...

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by Anthony J. Tamburri   The author in conversation with: Josephine Hendin, NYU and Martino Marazzi, University of Milan This book is divided into three sections. The first section deals with the general situation of Italian/American literature and its reception both in the United States and in Italy. It also discusses other socia...

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MAY 08, 2015 (06:00 PM)Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 Presented as part of The Literary Mews - a festival within the PEN World Voices Festival. Award-winning translator Ann Goldstein (The New Yorker) and NYU professor Rebecca Falkoff will discuss the anonymous Italian author, whose devastatingly h...

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Date: Thursday, December 10, 2015 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI Reserve   Over the course of his 50- year career, Alberto Burri developed his artistic path in series, most of which were defined after a dominant material or process: Catrami (tars), Sacchi (sacks), Combustioni (combustions), Leg...

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Geraldine Ferraro, who earned her place in history as the first woman and first Italian-American to run on a major party presidential ticket died on the same day that Nancy Pelosi, the first woman and first Italian-American to be Speaker of the House was born, March 26.   In response to her passing in 2011, New York City public advocate Bill...

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Chronicles of an American Journey 1961   Two striking documents retrace the artistic and professional fellowship between Lucio Fontana and Ezio Gribaudo. In the background, the metallic city of New York is the inspiration for new spatial concepts... In 1961 Lucio Fontana was fascinated by the New York atmosphere. He was there for an exhibit...

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by Max Berlinger Last night, at Salvatore Ferragamo's two-story Fifth Avenue store, the high-end Italian brand hosted an intimate gathering to welcome their Su Misura made-to-measure program, a newly launched initiative that allows their male clientele to consult with an in-house team of fit specialists on a range of custom suits, jackets, pants,...

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Second appointment in New York with Yamamay to interpretate the new Fall/Winter collection 2013!I tried to highlight the most romantic side of the collection, which keeps its sophistication and simplicity. An autumn full of gentleness and tenderness with a touch of malice. The lace keeps being a must for the brand, being the essence of feminin...

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Andrea Babbi, sulla promozione ha le idee chiare. Dalla poltrona di comando dell'Enit manda un chiaro messaggio: «Dobbiamo presentare l'Italia non più come una raccolta di regioni e categorie turistiche belle e attraenti ma, piuttosto, come un unico paese, soprattutto agli occhi dei nuovi turisti dei paesi emergenti nel mercato economico mondiale,...

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di Fabiana Yvonne Lugli   Una ventata di rinascimento italiano al Metropolitan Museum di New York. Si è inaugurata martedì 14 gennaio Personal Encounters, l'esposizione che rende omaggio a Piero della Francesca. La mostra presenta al pubblico newyorchese quattro capolavori dell'artista rinascimentale legati dal filo conduttore del tema della...

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