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Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) was born into an aristocratic family from Lyon. His dad died of a stroke when Saint-Exupéry was only four leaving his family in economic difficulty. While in his late teens, Saint-Exupéry failed the exams at the … Continue reading
Cin cin Brin
for Pina Today I wanted to glow and make my life photogenic. So I bounced to the bar at my neighborhood park for an aperitif. Since I was alone, I took a book. You know, an old woman drinking Campari … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Beauty, People, Rome/Italy
Tagged Balkans, banned books, fascists, Gaspero del Corso, Irene Brin, l'Obelisco, Made in Italy, National Fascists Party, World War II
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Brio and Bon Ton
It was late November and, animated by the chill, I went to see the exhibition of Käthe Kollwitz’ etchings at the Obelisco in via Sistina. How the walls of the gallery could hold up so much pain I don’t know. … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Fashion, Rome/Italy
Tagged Age of Reconfiguration, Alberto Fabiani, Alberto Savinio, Contessa Clara, cool breeze, Duchess of Windsor, fascists, Gasparo del Corso, Irene Brin, Käthe Kollwitz, Obelisco Gallery, Palazzo Torlonia, Picasso, Roberto Rossellini, Rome
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