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FSU students in Florence ‘mobilize’ for the restoration of art by women
The Mud Angels meet the Art Angels
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“November 1966 caused upheaval in Florence – the horrific flood, when the Arno rose 11 meters covering the city in 600,000 tons of mud and water along with the painful destruction of over 14,000 magnificent works of art. Students at Florida State University (FSU) had just arrived that fall for the school’s first semester abroad in Florence. Rather than return home when the river rose and ravaged the city, they stayed and helped in whatever way they could. Today, they are still helping. This past summer and for the whole of 2020, FSU students intend to follow in the tradition of their “Mud Angel” alumni, as part of a student-run fundraising venture, where the money raised designing and selling tee-shirts will be matched by a local business, The Lion’s Fountain, and used to help restore Violante’s paintings. New discoveries on Ferroni’s life are sure to ensue, as the best place to study the character and achievements of an artist is in the conservation studio—where under-drawing, ripensamenti and painterly style provide precious clues about art history’s forgotten artists as they await rediscovery… thanks to efforts of ‘angels’ who earn their wings today.”
(Excerpt from Ann Golob’s article in The Florentine, October 2019)
Project supporters: AWA, Robert Lehman Foundation, FSU in Florence, Art Angels, The Rauch Foundation.
“November 1966 caused upheaval in Florence – the horrific flood, when the Arno rose 11 meters covering the city in 600,000 tons of mud and water along with the painful destruction of over 14,000 magnificent works of art. Students at Florida State University (FSU) had just arrived that fall for the school’s first semester abroad in Florence. Rather than return home when the river rose and ravaged the city, they stayed and helped in whatever way they could. Today, they are still helping. This past summer and for the whole of 2020, FSU students intend to follow in the tradition of their “Mud Angel” alumni, as part of a student-run fundraising venture, where the money raised designing and selling tee-shirts will be matched by a local business, The Lion’s Fountain, and used to help restore Violante’s paintings. New discoveries on Ferroni’s life are sure to ensue, as the best place to study the character and achievements of an artist is in the conservation studio—where under-drawing, ripensamenti and painterly style provide precious clues about art history’s forgotten artists as they await rediscovery… thanks to efforts of ‘angels’ who earn their wings today.”
(Excerpt from Ann Golob’s article in The Florentine, October 2019)
Project supporters: AWA, Robert Lehman Foundation, FSU in Florence, Art Angels, The Rauch Foundation.