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The Watts Towers in Southern Italy: Connecting California with Irpinia

(20 07 2014) Laura E. Ruberto

Looking for the future of Sabato Rodia’s Watts Towers in the small town of Serino, in the province of Avellino.

The “Naive Wooden Sculptures” of Theodore Santoro

(08 07 2012) Laura E. Ruberto

An Italian American self-taught artist from Oakland, California, adds yet another chapter in the story of Italian Americans and material culture.

Leo Politi, Saint Joseph, and Las Golondrinas

(17 03 2011) Laura E. Ruberto

Children’s literature, the Watts Towers, and Italian-Californian celebrations of Saint Joseph’s Day.

A Tourist Visits Italian in California

(16 11 2010) Joseph Sciorra

In recognition of co-blogger, Laura Ruberto, who intelligently expounds on West Coast iterations of Italian America, I offer my touristic encounter with things Italian in the...

Italian America’s Eureka Moment

(08 10 2010) Laura E. Ruberto

Finding Romano Gabriel’s Wooden Sculpture Garden along the Italy-California border.

La Ruota della Fortuna, Niki de Sainte Phalle's take on an Italian Garden

(18 06 2009) Laura E. Ruberto

Looking at the undercurrents of Italian migrant identity in Niki de Sainte Phalle’s Giardino dei Tarocchi.

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