Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti - the Wild, the Resistance and Liberation - Typewritten Letter - 1956

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The wild, the resistance and liberation - t.l.s. '' is a typewritten letter signed by carlo ludovico ragghianti to mino … Read more The wild, the resistance and liberation - t.l.s. '' is a typewritten letter signed by carlo ludovico ragghianti to mino maccari. Florence, october 23rd, 1956. One page, double-sided. In italian. On letterhead paper '' institute of art history ''. Excellent condition, including original envelope. Completely readable. To express letter of request, written by the italian art historian, carlo ludovico ragghianti, to the tuscan satiric artist, mino maccari, to demande him to create the lithographed cover for the new book '' a fight in its course, political and military letters resistance and liberation '', a collection of autographs concerning the italian resistance. In addition to this main request, ragghianti asks the consent to print a graphic anthology of '' the wild one '', the newspaper realized by angiolo bencini and illustrated by the satiric mino maccari. Carlo ludovico ragghianti (lucca, 1910 - florence, 1987) the italian art critic, historian, philosopher of art and politician, charles l. Ragghianti studied in florence together with eugenio montale, and after in pisa, as a pupil of matteo marangoni his education it was influenced by benedetto croce and by his theory of '' pure visibility ''; then he approached to the theories of konrad fiedler, alois riegl, julius von schlosser. He was still remembered today for his essays about film and entertainment industry as expressions of visual ar. In 1935 he founded together with ranuccio bianchi bandinelli the magazine art critic. Ragghianti was among the founders of the action party and he organized armed resistance in tuscany. Mino maccari (siena, 1898 - rome, 1989) was a popular italian painter and engraver, best-known for his satiric sign. He produced many artworks through different graphic techniques. Maccari exhibited at important international exhibitions in the fields of art and graphics. In 1959, he became the director of the academy of fine arts in rome; in 1963 he won't't't't the antonio feltrinelli prize for painting and became president of the san luca academy. He realized many lithographs and etchings of satirical and political subject matters. Also he was famous for erotic and sexual drawings. He has worked for many years at the world. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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