Afro /

Catalogue of the first retrospective of Afro Libio Basaldella, better known as Afro. The exhibition shows works ranging from the 1930s to the 1970s. It includes a room completely dedicated to the preparatory sketches for his large fresco, 'The Garden of Hope,' created in 1958 for the UNESC...

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Uniform Title:Afro (Forma (Firm)).
Other Authors: Rylands, Philip (Editor), Afro, 1912-1976
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Florence, Italy : Forma, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Catalogue of the first retrospective of Afro Libio Basaldella, better known as Afro. The exhibition shows works ranging from the 1930s to the 1970s. It includes a room completely dedicated to the preparatory sketches for his large fresco, 'The Garden of Hope,' created in 1958 for the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. His link with American Abstract Expressionism was analyzed in the catalogue by Barbara Drudi of the Accademia di Firenze, and thanks to the curatorship of Philip Rylands.
Physical Description:273 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and filmography.
ISBN:9788899534608
8899534608