The Italian legacy in Philadelphia : history, culture, people, and ideas / edited by Andrea Canepari and Judith Goode.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Canepari, Andrea, editor.

Goode, Judith, 1939- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Italian Americans.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Civilization--Italian influences.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Italy--Relations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Italy.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Relations--Italy.

Civilization--Italian influences.

International relations.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 401 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 x 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia examines the impact and influence of Italian arts, culture, people, and ideas on the city of Philadelphia from the founding to the present"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Forewords / Joe Scarnati and Joseph M. Torsella

Preface / Andrea Canepari and Judith Goode

Prologue: Linking Philadelphia to Italy: A History of the Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia / Andrea Canepari

Introduction to the Volume / Judith Goode

Part One: Independence and Early Republic. Introduction / Judith Goode

Palladians in Philadelphia / Jeffrey Cohen

Cesare Beccaria's Influence on the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention / Walter B. Ewald

Thomas Jefferson and Joseph Mussi: Enjoying Milanese Life in Philadelphia / Maurizio Valsania

Sidebar 1: Garibaldi's "American Brother" and Piedmontese Consul: The Philadelphia Story of Angelo Garibaldi / Salvatore Mangione

Rome, Italian E̹migre̹s, and Jesuit Education in 19th Century Philadelphia / Carmen Croce

Artists of the Capitol in Philadelphia / Barbara A. Wolanin

Part Two: The Expanding Industrial Metropolis: New Wealth, New Elites, and New Institutions of Knowledge, Arts, and Culture. Introduction / Judith Goode

Henry Charles Lea's Italy: A Philadelphia Businessman and Scholar's "Grand Tour from Home" / Cam Grey

Philadelphia Society and the Grand Tour / Lisa Colletta

The Union League of Philadelphia: The Italian Legacy / Barbara J. Mitnick

David at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Italian Influences on Curriculum and Art Making / Albert Gury

"Pompeii Comes to Philadelphia": the Wanamaker Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum / Ann Blair Brownlee

'A Dazzling Array:' Italian Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art / Jennifer A. Thompson

The Italian Legacy in the Gardens of Early 20th-Century Philadelphia / Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto

The Neapolitan Presepio at the Glencairn Museum / Joseph Chorpenning

The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia: Opera and Instrumental Music / Stephen A. Willier

The Curtis Institute of Music and Italy / David Ludwig

Italy on Display: Representing Italy in the 1876 Centennial and Sesquicentennial / Steven Conn

Part Three: Made in America: Immigration, Community Formation, and Varieties of Creative Italian American Experience. Introduction / Judith Goode

Marking Place: Brief Notes on Building Patterns in Italian-American South Philadelphia / Jeffrey Cohen

How South Philadelphia Became Known As Italian / Judith Goode

Sidebar 2: From Southern Italy to Southern New Jersey: Italian Success in the Garden State / Gilda Battaglia Rorro Baldassari

Maegan Madrigal, Isabella Sangaline, Italian American Leaders in Business and Politics / Scott Gabriel Knowles

Drawn From the Boot: The Italian Artists of Philadelphia / William R. Valerio

Sidebar 3: The D'Ascenzo Studio / Jean M. Farnsworth

A Family of Italian American Artists / Jody Pinto

Jazz in the Neighborhood and the World / Chris William Sanchirico

Sidebar 4: South Philly Musicians Remix Mural / Jeremy Goode

Sidebar 5: Two Iconic Sports Figures / Jeremy Goode

Romaldo Giurgola, Architect: "The Quiet Master" / Alan Greenberger

An "extremely emotional love affair": Robert Venturi, Rome and Italy / Luca Molinari

Part Four: Contemporary Philadelphia: Experiencing the Italian Legacy in the Branded Global City. Introduction / Judith Goode

Italy, Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania / Chris William Sanchirico

Sidebar 6: Vittorini's Threads of life lives on / Pietro Frassica

Dr. Gonnella's Journey from the Mountains of Basilicata to the Medical Wards of Philadelphia / Salvatore Mangione

Temple University and Its Italian Connection / Judith Goode

Sidebar 7: NIAF and Its Links to Philadelphia / Joseph V. Del Raso

The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum / Fred Simeone

Italian Gastronomy and Its Many Roles in a Cosmopolitan City / Judith Goode

Recalling Italy in Bricks and Mortar / Inga Saffron

From Rocky to Botticelli, Italian Philadelphia: Concerts, Shows, Exhibits, and Conferences in a City in Pennsylvania where the "American Dream" speaks our language / Paolo Valentino

Sidebar 8: Rocky Balboa: Icon of the City / Judith Goode

Afterword / Andrea Canepari

Ciao Philadelphia: Creation of an Italian Cultural Initiative and Volume.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.

HSP Credit Line: 1). Page 37-Palladian perspective, c. 1750, Norris family papers [Coll.454]; 2). Page 117-John Wanamaker at middle age portrait (DAMS Record #5390), John Wanamaker Collection [2188].

ISBN:

9781439916476

1439916470

OCLC:

1235871206

Publisher Number:

40030966580