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From Italy to America combines an installation celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Italian-American community in Greenwich, Connecticut, with a complementary exhibition of 26 black and white photographs from the show From Italy to America: The Photographs of Anthony Riccio, organized by the Bellarmine Museum of Art, and Fairfield Universi...

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Always around the 50 States searching for traces of Italy, today our trip stops in Connecticut. Among the things important to remember about Italians in Connecticut, we cannot fail to mention Ella T. Grasso: the daughter of Italian immigrant parents, in 1975 she was the first female to be elected governor of a US state (all three previous female go...

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Author Anthony V. Riccio will discuss his latest book Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut. For updates and additional speaking events please visit www.anthonyriccio.com   MAY• May 3rd, Saturday at 2:00, Hagaman Library, East Haven• May 5th, Monday at 7:00, BACIO, Bridgeport Area Cultural Italian Organization,...

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Ravello, Costiera amalfitana Lunedi 6 ottobre, alle ore 10,30, presso le rinnovate sale di Palazzo Tolla, sede del Municipiodi Ravello, si inaugura la mostra dal titolo From Italy to America. In esposizione ritratti di uomini, donne e paesaggi immortalati dal fotografo italo-americano Anthony Riccio e protagonisti di un reportage che ha fatto tappa...

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In the first half of the twentieth century, Italian American women were born into a life of work. From as young as four or five years old, they were expected to assist in the house or on the farm, leaving school if necessary, to help support the family.   The stories of these women, who could keep up with any man, have been mostly provided b...

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Lo scrittore e fotografo italo-americano Anthony V. Riccio, dedica il suo ultimo libro alle donne.   Da sempre impegnato nel recupero di quella memoria storica di donne e di uomini, soprattutto del nostro Sud, strappati ai loro territori da povertà e fame e delle loro nuove vite in America, Anthony Riccio, si concentra in questo ultimo lavor...

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This 1999 photo of Mary Ginnetti by Anthony Riccio is featured in Riccio's book "The Italian American Experience in New Haven: Images and Oral Histories." Riccio will show his photos and discuss his book at an event at the New Haven Museum on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The 5:30 p.m. event (snow date: Thursday, Dec. 5) coincides with the current exhibition...

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Anthony Riccio will present his Italian-American oral histories and photographs at a talk in the New Haven Museum at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Riccio is shelving and delivery supervisor in Sterling Memorial Library.    The event, titled "The Italian-American Experience in New Haven: A Talk by Anthony Riccio," will coincide with th...

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Anthony Riccio, author, photographer and oral historian, will speak about his book Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut Farms, Factories and Families.   This book documents the rich history of Italian American working women in Connecticut, including the crucial role they played in union organizing.   Re...

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In conjunction with the Greenwich Historical Society's exhibition From Italy to America, Anthony Riccio will discuss the inspiration for his black and white photographs on view in the complementary exhibit Photographs of Anthony Riccio: From Italy to American, originally organized by the Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University. For the pa...

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