Explorers emigrants citizens : a visual history of the Italian American experience from the collections of the Library of Congress / Linda Barrett Osborne and Paolo Battaglia ; with a foreword by Martin Scorsese and introductions by Antonio Canovi and Mario B. Mignone.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949- author.

Battaglia, Paolo, author.

Contributor:

Library of Congress.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library of Congress--Exhibitions.

Library of Congress.

Italian Americans--History--Pictorial works.

Italian Americans.

Italians--United States--History--Pictorial works.

Italians.

Immigrants--United States--History--Pictorial works.

Immigrants.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Pictorial works.

United States.

Emigration and immigration.

Local Subjects:

Library of Congress--Exhibitions.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Pictorial works.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

illustrated books.

Illustrated works.

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

318 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress ; Modena, Italy : Anniversary Books, [2013]

Summary:

For the first time Italian-American history is seen through the collections of the Library of Congress, truly the preserver of American memory ·The book is co-authored by an Italian and an Italian-American who shared their different perspectives on a long and multi faceted history ·Over 500 images, many of them never before published, ranging from the first map ever using the name "America" to the portraits of Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe from Look magazine ·Not the usual history book about an ethnic group, which displays only a gallery of success and accomplishments. Images from the Library of Congress show the range and diversity of Italian Americans themselves and of the lives they led in the United States ·A book for Italian Americans who cherish their heritage but also for American history enthusiasts and people interested in Italian culture who will discover many unknown contributions of Italy to American life ·2013 is the Year of Italian Culture in the United States For this book, the authors have selected 500 images related to the rich history of Italian Americans from the Library of Congress's holdings of photographs, maps, posters, letters, films, and sound recordings. The book's narration is supported by never-before-seen images and offers a fresh and original perspective on the whole experience of Italians in America, from Columbus until today. It shows the accomplishments of well-remembered individuals such as Fiorello LaGuardia, Vince Lombardi, Martin Scorsese, but goes deeper to rediscover people like Giacomo Beltrami, who reached the sources of the Mississippi in 1823 and Joe Petrosino, the first Italian American police officer to lose his life fighting organized crime. Through photographs of Lewis Hine and others, we see how Italians lived in slums in Eastern cities, in fields and mines in rural America; finally, we see how Italians portrayed America through the works of artists like Carlo Gentile, who photographed south-western Native Americans in the 1870's, and Athos Casarini futurist painter and illustrator for Harper's Weekly.--Amazon.com.

Contents:

From Bocuzzi to Barett / Linda Barrett Osborne

Birds of passage / Paolo Battaglia

Finding America : how the book was made / Linda Barrett Osborne & Paolo Battaglia

Explorers

The idea of America / Antonio Canovi

Italy's contribution to the age of discovery / Mario B. Mignone

Explorers for hire

Travelers and pioneers

In the land of the free

Cultural elites

Fighting on both sides

Emigrants

The new discovery of America, in steerage / Antonio Canovi

Going to LaMerica / Mario B. Mignone

Mass migration

Living in the city

Little Italies

Religion and education

Italian culture

Stereotypes and racism

Cops and gangsters

Rural life

Italian labor

Business ventures

Citizens

Italian American, American Italian / Antonio Canovi

The Italian way to the American dream / Mario B. Mignone

Fascism in Little Italy

World War II

The American Italian

American politics

All-Americans

Who's on first?

Boxing

Arts and literature

Cinema and television

From crooners to rockers

Shaping traditions

Today

Faces and names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-309) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

ISBN:

9788896408148

8896408148

OCLC:

853113711