Vittore Bocchetta in his 101st Year: A Brave Life of Continuous Resistance, a lecture by Professor Giuliana Adamo

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When. Tuesday, January 22, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450. Free and open to the public. RSVP at https://vittorebochetta.eventbrite.com  

Vittore Bocchetta, born in Sardinia in 1918, is an Italian sculptor, painter, and academic. Bocchetta was a member of the anti-fascist Italian resistance movement during World War II, who survived the German Nazi death camps. Upon returning to Italy, he decided to move to Argentina and Venezuela (1949–1958) and Chicago (1958–1986), before returning to Verona in 1989, where he lives now. His Chicago years have been some of the best in his life.

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