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La Rocca, Ketty, 1938-1976

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Parola Come Immagine e Come Segno, La / LaRocca K ; Marcucci L ; Miccini E ; Pignotti L ; Ori L ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-38470-40376
Scope and Contents

This exhibition that was curated by Lucilla Sacca is subtitled "Firenze: Storia di una Rivoluzione Colta (1960-1980). In Ori's biography, it is mentioned that the Sackner Archive holds his works. The works in the exhibition catalogue are extensively annotated by the curator. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

[Untitled] / La Rocca, Ketty., 1989

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Identifier: CC-06866-6989
Scope and Contents

Ketty La Rocca was born in 1938 and died in 1976. In this catalogue, her work begins as making poesia visiva collages often with political content but then she develops a unique style. This consists of writing on the outlines of traditional black and white photographs and/or tracing the outlines of the photograph onto one piece of translucent paper with calligraphic text and line and onto another piece of translucent paper with lines or shaded lines only. The folded, loose sheet lists the prices of the works in this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989