Luisa Del Giudice's book, Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts (Fordham University Press, 2014), provides an insightful, thorough study of the man, his monuments, and their cultural and social meaning. Rodia was an artist completely possessed by his work, he was often derided as an incomprehensible crazy man. Now a National Historic Landmark and internationally renowned destination, the Watts Towers represent both a personal artistic expression and a collective symbol of Nuestro Pueblo--Our Town/Our People.
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Looking for the future of Sabato Rodia’s Watts Towers in the small town of Serino, in the province of Avellino.
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An Italian American self-taught artist from Oakland, California, adds yet another chapter in the story of Italian Americans and material culture.
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Children’s literature, the Watts Towers, and Italian-Californian celebrations of Saint Joseph’s Day.
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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 Golden State.
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Finding Romano Gabriel’s Wooden Sculpture Garden along the Italy-California border.
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Looking at the undercurrents of Italian migrant identity in Niki de Sainte Phalle’s Giardino dei Tarocchi.