Faggi, John Alexander Butler.

TRENTO LONGARETTI. [EXHIBITION] FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 8, 1968

New York: Columbia University. Casa Italiana, 1968. Item #38833

1st Edition. Original Illustrated Wrappers. 8vo. [16] pages ; 21 cm. Catalog from Trento Longaretti’s One-Man-Show at Columbia University from February 20th to March 8th, 1968 at the Casa Italiana. This was Longaretti’s first public exhibition in the United States. “Trento Longaretti (1916 — Present) is an Italian painter from Treviglio, in the Province of Bergamo in Lombardy. He studied at the Brera Academy in the 1930s, where he was taught by renowned artists including painters Aldo Carpi and Pompeo Borra, and sculptors Francesco Messina and Marino Marini. He says that painting is an ‘elixir for long life’, and continues to paint and exhibit as a centenarian…” (Wikipedia, 2017) SUBJECT(S) : Longaretti, Trento. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Columbia, Univ. Of Pisa) . Subtle toning and light wear. About very good condition. (ITART-1-53) xx.

Price: $100.00