Una veduta del paese (Town view of Corleone); from the series Corleone: La miseria ha cacciato la mafia (Poverty has chased the mafia away)

Scafidi, Nicola (1925 2004)

Publication Date: 1971

About this Item

Vintage gelatin silver print. Image dimensions 7 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (180 x 238 mm), printed to edge. Photographer's copyright stamp and credit sticker on verso, with typewritten title: "Ser. Corleone: La miseriaha cacciato la mafia" (Poverty has chased the mafia away) and pencilled negative number; and "Corleone" handwritten in pen. From Scafidi's series dedicated to poverty and the mafia in the hinterland of Palermo. Nicola Scafidi was born in Palermo in 1925 and began practicing photography very young, having learned the technique from his father. In 1943 he was there to document when the Allies landed in Sicily and he dedicated his life to photojournalism, capturing the contradictions, ugliness and hope of his native Sicily. He portrayed all aspects of life, from the mundane and familiar to the religious, from the destruction of earthquakes to the brutality of the mafia. Celebrated film directors called on him to document the sets of their productions, among them Rossellini, Zeffirelli, DeSica, Fellini, Visconti, and Rosi. His photos appeared in both national and international press, including The New York Times, Life, Time magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Der Spiegel, Paris Match, and they have also been the subject of numerous exhibitions. Seller Inventory # 899

Bibliographic Details

Title: Una veduta del paese (Town view of Corleone)...

Publication Date: 1971

Condition: Very Good +