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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_image=”https:\/\/carlolevifondazione.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IF-0259.jpg” hover_enabled=”0″ transparent_background=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”IF-0259″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” _builder_version=”4.7.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1902 – 29th November” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”on”]\"\"<\/a>At three quarters past midnight, Carlo Levi was born. He is the son of Ercole and Annetta Treves, the sister of the socialist leader Claudio and the psychiatrist Marco. On hearing the news of the birth, C. Treves sent the family a postcard depicting Mazzini.
\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1915″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He painted his first picture: his house in the morning. [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1917″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

He painted his first portrait, inspired by “Autoritratto col guanto di D\u00fcrer” (cf. catalogue Levi si ferma a Firenze, edited by C.L. Ragghianti, Fratelli Alinari, Florence 1977, p. 28).<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

After attending the Liceo Alfieri he enrolled in the Facolt\u00e0 di Medicina of the Universit\u00e0 di Torino. [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1918″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]November – He met Piero Gobetti. “Energie Nove” began publishing.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1921″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Occupation of the Societ\u00e0 di Cultura by the Gobettian group. Levi also took part in it, jokingly speaking of a “coup”.
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POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

October\/November – On a journey with his brother Riccardo, he went to Florence, Rome and Naples. The collaboration began with Gobetti\u2019s “Rivoluzione Liberale”.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1923″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He exhibited a portrait of his father at the Quadriennale of Torino. Gobetti publishing house was born. He met Casorati through Gobetti.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1924″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He graduated with honors in Medicine. He exhibited at the 14th Biennale di Venezia with Arcadia. The “Rivoluzione Liberale” group voted for the communists in the general elections. It has for some time been romantically linked to Maria Marchesini. In the house of Giacomo Debenedetti he met Umberto Saba, whom he would later see in Florence during the Nazi occupation.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1924 – 1928″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He became the assistant of Professor Micheli at the Medical Clinic of the Universit\u00e0 di Torino. He conducted experimental work on hepatopathies and biliary tract diseases. In Paris, he attended the advanced courses of professors Bourguignon, Vidal, Besan\u00e7on and others.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1925 – 1926″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He served military service, first in Florence and then in Moncenisio. He frequented the Rosselli family. He witnessed the attack against Salvemini.
\n1925 First stay in Paris. He stayed in his studio Rue de la Convention.
\n1st November. “La Rivoluzione Liberale” was forced to close. He met Edoardo Persico, who had moved to Turin that year.
\n1926, 16th February. Gobetti died. The family bought the villa in Alassio. He published the article “Soffici a Venezia” on “Il Baretti”. He participated in the XV Biennale di Venezia with his brother and sister.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1927″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Second stay in Paris. He became romantically involved with Vitia Gourevitch. He met M. Andreis and A. Garosci. He attended the meetings of “Il Baretti” in Via Fabro and discussed with Monti, De Rosa, Passerin d’Entr\u00e8ves, and Brosio. He decided to dedicate himself exclusively to painting.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1928″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Third stay in Paris. “Il Baretti” closed.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1929″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

With Nello Rosselli and Riccardo Bauer he created Lotta politica. He took part in the exhibition \u201cSei pittori di Torino\u201d with J. Boswell, G. Chessa, N. Galante, F. Menzio and E. Paulucci, that stopped in Turin (January), Genoa (April-May) and Milan (November).
\nAugust. The “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0” movement was established. Escaped from the Lipari islands of Rosselli brothers. He moved his Parisian studio to Rue du Cotentin.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1929 – 1931″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He had the organizational responsibility of the Turin group “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0” with M. Andreis. He designed the stamps and the cover of Lussu\u2019s book “La catena” with the symbol of “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0”.
\n1930. He participated in the XVII Biennale di Venezia and in the second Turin exhibition of the “Sei” at the Sala Guglielmi in Turin. With Menzio and Paulucci he exhibited at the Bloomsbury Gallery in London, with a presentation of Lionello Venturi.
\n25th November-5th December. Collective exhibition \u201cThe Italian Novecento\u201d in Buenos Aires. He painted “L\u2019eroe cinese”.
\n1931 January. He exhibited at the Galleria d’Arte in Rome. He collaborated on the Turin paper “Voci d’officina”, written by R. Poli, M. Andreis, A. Garosci, L. Scala, B. Allason, A. Rho and others. He participated in the drafting of the “Programma rivoluzionario di Giustizia e Libert\u00e0” with Rosselli, Lussu, Tarchiani, Salvemini, and Nitti. Many of the members of “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0” group collaborated in the “Cultura” of Einaudi. In Rome, together with Paulucci, he became interested in scenography for the Cines film company. He contributed to the realization of the film Patatrac by G. Righelli and Ricordo d’infanzia by M. Soldati. He met Guttuso.
\nDecember. Exhibition with Chessa, Menzio, Paulucci and Spazzapan at the Paris gallery Jeune Europe, with presentation in the catalog of L. Venturi.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1931 – 1932″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In Paris he met Stravinsky and Prokofiev. He got in close contact with Garosci, Ferrata and L. Ferrero, with whom he frequented the Rouget restaurant on Boulevard St. Michel. Meetings with Noventa, Moravia, Chiaromonte, De Chirico, Severini and Tozzi.<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

1932 June. First personal exhibition in Paris, at the Jeune Europe Gallery. He participated in the XVIII Biennale di Venezia. He published, on “Quaderni di Giustizia e Libert\u00e0”, “Seconda lettera dall’Italia” and “Il concetto di autonomia” nel programma di “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0”.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1932 – 1933″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He acted as an intermediary between Turin and the exiled.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1932 – 1934″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Almost exclusively living in Paris.
\n1933 He attended the funeral of his uncle Claudio Treves in Paris. He published in the “Quaderni di Giustizia e Libert\u00e0”, \u201cIn morte di Claudio Treves e Piero Gobetti” and “La Rivoluzione Liberale\u201d.
\nMarch. He moved to No. 6 of Villa Chauvelot, Paris.
\nJune. Personal exhibition at the Bonjean gallery. Contacts with Unafilm.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1933 – 1935″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He worked for the organizational center of “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0” with Vittorio Foa and Leone Ginzburg.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1934″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

13th March. He was arrested in Alassio and incarcerated in Turin for suspected involvement in the movement of “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0”, following the arrest of S. Segre and the escape of Mario Levi to Ponte Tresa (“Togo affair”).
\n26th April. “La Libert\u00e0” published an appeal by some artists resident in Paris (including L\u00e9ger, Chagall, Derain) for the liberation of Levi.
\n9th May. He was released. The Commissione provinciale per l\u2019ammonizione e il confino di polizia orders his admonition for two years. His request for returning the drawings made in prison was turned down. He worked with Soldati for Lux Film, directed by musicologist Gatti.<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Participated in a traveling exhibition in the United States.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1934 – 1935″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Long stays in Alassio, alternating with Turin. Relations with Foa and “La Cultura” (Einaudi, Antonicelli, Pavese, Cajumi etc.), on which review he used to sign with continued, on which he signs with the pseudonym \u201cTre stelle\u201d, continued.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1935″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]\"\"Carlo<\/a><\/p>\n

April. He designed the cover for the book of M. Soldati “America primo amore\u201d.
\n15th May. He was arrested in Turin.
\n23rd May. He was questioned by the political police in Turin and then transferred to Regina Coeli prison in Rome.
\n15th July. The Provincial Commission of Rome for the assignment to the confinement of police sentenced Carlo Levi to three years of confinement, that had to be served in Grassano (Matera).
\n23rd July. He appealed to the Appeal Committee.
\n3rd August. He arrived in Grassano. First accommodation at the hotel L. Prisco, then in one of the houses of the Schiavone family. During the period of confinement he painted at least 70 canvases.
\n20th August. Arrival of Paola Levi (to whom he was now romantically linked), who left the following September 2nd.
\n30th August. The prefect of Matera proposed to the Ministro degli Interni the transfer of Levi to Aliano, in order to avoid the arrival of luggage and friends who could escape censorship.
\n17th September. His sister Luisa arrived in Grassano.
\n18th September. He transferred to Aliano. He stayed at Albergo Moderno.
\n23rd September. He compiled a list of persons with whom he intended to correspond.
\n5th October. His sister Luisa left for Turin.
\n20th October. He stayed in a house owned by the relatives of the archpriest of Aliano.
\n30th November. He stayed in Grassano for a week, to complete some paintings.
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LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Drawed up a plan of remediation and anti-malarial prophylaxis for the territory of Aliano.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1936″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

9th February. Letter of protest to the Quaestor of Matera against the prohibition given him to practice medicine.
\nFebruary-March. He went to Turin for the funeral of his uncle Marco (“the doctor uncle” present in “L’Orologio”, pp. 270-277), whom Carlo was very attached to.<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

1rst May. Opening of the exhibition of the Societ\u00e0 Promotrice di Belle Arti of Turin. There, he presented himself with three paintings of Lucan subjects.<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

20th May. The Ministro degli Interni ordered the release of political prisoners on the occasion of the proclamation of the Empire.
\n26th May. He left for Turin, where he resumed political work.<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

November. Personal exhibition at the Galleria Il Milione in Milan, in which he exhibited works painted in exile.
\nDecember. Personal exhibition at the Galleria Genova in Genoa, with presentation of G. Ferrata.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1937″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

May. Personal exhibition at Galeria La Cometa di Roma, with presentation of S. Solmi.
\n10th June. Murder of the Rosselli brothers in Bagnoles-sur-l’Orne. He painted a self-portrait in a bloody shirt.
\nNovember. Designed and acted as scenographer for the film Pietro Micca in Rome.
\nDecember. Exhibited in New York for the Anthology of Contemporary Italian Painting.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1938″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He composed, between Nice and Cannes, some short and intimate lyric elegiac. Spent some long winter evenings in the company of F. Venturi, A. Garosci and P. Vittorelli. He collaborated on the weekly magazine “Giustizia e Libert\u00e0”.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1939″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

September-December. He was forced to flee to France, in La Baule, near St. Nazaire in Brittany. There he drafted, in the company of “Vico and the Bible”, “Paura della libert\u00e0”.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1940″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Stayed mainly between Cannes and Marseille. During this period he refused to go to the United States, although he could benefit from the international visa that Roosevelt offered to persecuted European intellectuals.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1941″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He returned to Italy. In Milan he met Ugo La Malfa, in order to agree on terms and methods for the continuation of the clandestine struggle. Joined the \u201cPartito d\u2019Azione\u201d.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1942″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He published in Prospettive the essay \u201cPaura della pittura\u201d (collected, in 1946, in the Einaudian edition of \u201cPaura della libert\u00e0\u201d). He settled in Florence, where he became one of the main animators of the \u201cPartito d\u2019Azione\u201d. He studied in Piazza Donatello. He met Delfini, Montale, Gadda, Bazlen, Q. Martini, Cancogni, Tobino, Antonicelli, Timpanaro sr. and P. Santi.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1943″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

April. He was arrested and sent to the \u201cMurate\u201d prison, where he remained until 26th July.
\nSeptember. He was a guest of Montale, when “the days of misfortune” began (Montale welcomed many anti-fascist partisans and members of the CLN).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1943 – 1944″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

December-July. In Fiesole and then in Florence, in Piazza Pitti, where he remained clandestine, he composed “Cristo si \u00e8 fermato a Eboli”. During this time he met Saba and his daughter Linuccia, who will be his partner until the end.
\nHe performed some monotypes on the theme of war, lived or foreseen.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1943 – 1945″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He became member of the \u201cCommissione stampa del Chi\u201d and of the \u201cCommissione di architetti e di tecnici per la ricostruzione del centro storico di Firenze\u201d.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1944″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

After the liberation of Florence (11th August), he participated as a representative of the Toscan\u2019s \u201cPartito d\u2019Azione al Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale\u201d.
\nSeptember. Assumed the condition of the daily newspaper “La Nazione del Popolo”, organ of the CLN.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1945″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

24th April. He was appointed President of the \u201c Commissione urbanistica ed edilizia del Comitato per la ricostruzione della provincia di Firenze\u201d.
\nJune. He moved to Rome, where he directed “L’Italia libera”, the national organ of the \u201cPartito d\u2019Azione\u201d, until February 1946.<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Einaudi published \u201cCristo si \u00e8 fermato a Eboli\u201d, that was translated into various languages and becomes best-seller in the United States.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1946″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The founding manifesto of the Nuova Secessione Artistica Italiana was published, with Birolli, Cassinari, Morlotti, Pizzinato, Santomaso, Vedova, Viani; among the promoters there are also Levi, Guttuso and Mafai and Marini.
\nApril. Personal exhibition at the Galleria del Bosco in Turin.
\nMay. He candidated for the Constituent Assembly on the list of the Alleanza repubblicana, along with Dorso, Fiore and Rossi-Doria, in the Bari-Foggia and Potenza-Matera colleges, where he returned for the first time after confinement. In Basilicata he met Scotellaro. He received 252 preference votes.
\nDecember. Personal exhibition at Galleria Lo Zodiaco in Rome, with a catalogue presented by Ragghianti. The collaboration began at “Stampa”. “Paura della libert\u00e0” was published.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1947 – 1948″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

1947 May. First American personal exhibition at Wildenstein Gallery of New York.<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

December. He went to the founding congress of the Fronte del Mezzogiorno.
\nHe participated in the “Movement for Peace”: he met, among others, Neruda and Curie. He produced a series of satirical drawings for the newspaper “L’Italia socialista” directed by Garosci. 1948 He exhibited at the XXIV Biennale, in a dedicated room. Il Fronte nuovo delle Arti triumphed in Venice.<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

February. Personal exhibition at Galleria L’Obelisco in Rome.
\nRagghianti\u2019s monograph on his pictorial production was published in the U editions of Florence.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1949″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He participated in the “Assise del Mezzogiorno” with Amendola, Gatto and Quasimodo.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1950″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He participated in the Congresso della Resistenza in Venice.<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He published “L\u2019Orologio”(Einaudi).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1951 – 1952″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

1951 January. He participated in the “Seconda mostra dell\u2019arte contro la barbarie” at the Galleria di Roma, organized by the realist painters Penelope, Guttuso, Mafai, Trombadori, Socrates, in response to Eisenhower\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n

LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He wrote a series of articles on Polesine\u2019s flooding. 1951-1952 He made a trip to Calabria, from Melissa to Sila, accompanied by Scotellaro. He also visited Sicily and Sardinia.<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

1952 March. Personal exhibition at Galleria La Colonna in Milan.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1953″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

February-March. At the Galleria Il Pincio in Rome he exhibited two groups of paintings on Calabrian subjects. May-June. The report Contadini di Calabria was published on “Illustrazione Italiana”.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1954″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He took part in the XXVII Biennale di Venezia, exhibiting 50 paintings in a personal room, with a presentation of Garosci in the catalogue. He joined the group of neorealist painters. He wrote the prefaces to J. De Castro, “Geografia della fame” (De Donato) and R. Scotellaro, “E fatto giorno” (Mondadori).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1955″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

March. Personal exhibition with the series “Gli Amanti” at Galleria Il Pincio in Rome, with presentation by Calvino in catalogue. He participated in the conference of Matera on Scotellaro. He made a trip to the USSR, and his third trip to Sicily. He exhibited, at the 7th Quadriennale in Rome, “Lamento for Rocco Scotellaro”. He took part of a Ministerial Commission for the defense of the Via Appia Antica.<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He published “Le parole sono pietre” (Tre giornate in Sicilia) (Einaudi). Preface to “Uva puttanella” (Laterza) by R. Scotellaro.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1956 – 1957″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

1956 January. Journey to India. 3rd December. He published in “Il Punto” a Letter to Soviet writers. “Il futuro ha un cuore antico” (Einaudi), with which he wins the Premio Viareggio, was published. Published a series of essays on figurative criticism on the “Illustrazione Italiana”. 1957 Commemoration of Di Vittorio, Dorso and Salvemini. 17th November. Speech on unemployment at the Teatro Politeama of Palermo. He collaborated with the Bpr Group on the realization of the masonry tomb of R. Scotellaro. Preface to C. De Brosses, “Viaggio in Italia”. “Lettere familiari” (Parenti).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1958″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

May. In the general election he candidated as senator on the PSI lists for the College of Acireale. Foreword to L. Sterne, “La vita e le opinioni di Tristram Shandy, gentiluomo” (Einaudi). Trip to Germany.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1959″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Trip to China. He published “La doppia notte dei tigli” (Einaudi).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1960″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

January. Collective exhibition at the Galleria Chiurazzi in Rome. According to critics, the seven paintings he exhibited mark a turning point in his artistic journey.
\nMay.<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Address on “Occupazione e sviluppo nel Mezzogiorno” (“Lavoro e sviluppo nel Mezzogiorno” of Palma di Montechiaro).
\nJuly. Services in the section “Parole chiare” of ABC on the insurrectional days of Genoa, Reggio Emilia and other parts of the country.
\n6th August. Speech in Piazza della Libert\u00e0 in Reggio Emilia on occasion of the thirtieth year from the day in which five anti-fascist activists died (then put as a preface to R. Nicolai, Reggio Emilia, 7th July 1960, Editori Riuniti). Preface to “Stendhal, Rome Naples and Florence” (Parenti). Published “Un volto che ci somiglia” (Ritratto dell\u2019Italia) (Einaudi).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1961″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

May. He realized a large oil panel of 18.50 x 3.20m for the Padiglione della Lucania at the Italian exhibition Italia 61- Mostra dell\u2019Unit\u00e0 d\u2019Italia.<\/p>\n

LITERATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Preface to P.P. Pasolini, “Accattone” (Rome, FM). Preface to the catalogue of Guttuso\u2019s exhibition in Moscow.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1962″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

He signed the \u201cAppello dei 12\u201d, calling for Italy\u2019s involvement in the atomic war.<\/p>\n

PAINTING<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

April-May. Personal exhibition at Galleria La Nuova Pesa in Rome (works realized between 1929 and 1934), with presentation in the catalogue of A. Del Guercio.
\nSecond trip to Sardinia. Preface to “Autobiografia del fascismo”, curated by E. Nizza (La Pietra). Preface to M. Pantaleone, “Mafia e politica” (Einaudi).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1963″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]Letters to Alicata and Khrushchev.
\n28th April. He was elected senator in the college of Civitavecchia as an independent in the lists of the PCI and joined the mixed group. Joined the \u201cCommissione istruzione pubblica e belle arti\u201d.
\n21st December. First speech to the Senate on the Moro government. Personal exhibition of drawings and monotypes at the Galleria La Cavourrina in Turin. Preface to I. Buttitta, “La peddi nova” (Feltrinelli). Preface to “Notte sull’Europa”, edited by F. Etnasi and R. Forti (Rome).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1964″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]He joined the \u201cCommissione d\u2019indagine per la tutela e la valorizzazione del patrimonio storico, archeologico, artistico e del paesaggio\u201d(Commissione Franceschini). He coordinated with Mr Vedovato the Second \u201cGruppo di studi\u201d, responsible for investigating medieval, modern and contemporary historical and artistic heritage, and drew up the report on contemporary art (published in the first volume of the “Atti della Commissione”, p. 381).
\n14th April. Address to the Senate on cultural heritage.
\n1st August. Speech to the Senate on confidence in the second Moro government. “Tutto il miele \u00e8 finito” was published by Einaudi.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1965″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]He participated in several commemorative exhibitions for the Resistance.
\nSeptember-October. He presented 48 works at the historical exhibition \u201cI Sei\u201d in Turin, organized by the Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna in Turin.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1966″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]26th October. Speech to the Senate on building speculation in Agrigento. 11th November. Speech to the Senate on the flooding in Florence. Personal exhibition at the Galleria Piemonte Artistico e Culturale of Turin. Exhibition of 90 landscapes of Alassio. He wrote the preface to the catalogue of Guttuso\u2019s exhibition in East Berlin.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1967″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]May. Personal exhibition at the Circolo culturale Rinascita di Matera. Exhibited 71 works from 1935 to 1967 on meridional topic.
\nJune. Personal exhibition at the Pro-Loco of Nereto (Teramo).
\n27th June. Speech to the Senate on the law for police.
\nHe founded, together with P. Cinanni and others, the Filef (Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Emigrati e Famiglie). A special issue of the magazine “Galleria”, dedicated to him, was published (XVII, 3-6, May-December), with numerous interventions and testimonies. It also collected some unpublished texts. Preface to U. Saba, “L’amicizia” (Mondadori).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1968″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]Personal exhibition at Galleria La Nuova Pesa in Rome, Carlo Levi, “Paesaggi di Alassio”.
\n19th May. He was re-elected senator in Velletri\u2019s constituency on the PCI – Psiup list. He joined the parliamentary group of the independent left. Joined the \u201cCommissione esteri\u201d.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1969″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]May. Personal exhibitions at Galleria La Barcaccia in Rome (where he would exhibit many times in the following years) and Montecatini.
\n11th August. Speech to the Senate on the crisis of the center-left.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1970″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]7th April. Speech to the Senate on Rumor government.
\nSeptember. A large anthological exhibition with works related to the south, was organized by M. De Micheli in Lorica (Sila), as part of the second edition of the “Incontri Silani”.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1971″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]January. Retrospective exhibition at the Galleria La Gradiva in Florence.
\nOctober. Personal exhibition at Galleria La Noce in Rome, with some graphic works.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1973″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]28th January. He was affected by retinal detachment, following which he underwent two surgeries at the Hospital San Domenico di Roma. In a state of temporary blindness he made 140 drawings, and wrote, using a special frame, that would posthumously be called “Quaderno a cancelli” (Einaudi).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1974″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]March. With Cagli and Guttuso, he was commissioned by General Beolchini to perform three works to commemorate the massacre of the Fosse Ardeatine. Cagli illustrated the oppression, Guttuso the massacre and Levi the liberation. The works were then donated to the monumental complex on 25th March.
\nSeptember. Personal exhibition at the Mantua\u2019s Palazzo del T\u00e8. It was the first major retrospective, with about 200 works from 1922 to 1974, and aroused wide critical and public interest. At the end of the exhibition, in November, was held a workshop with the participation of U. Attardi, Pasolini, Soldati and Del Guercio on the theme \u201cInfluenze letterarie e impegno civile nell\u2019itinerario pittorico di C. Levi\u201d.
\nHe took part in a debate on the \u201cmurals\u201d dedicated to Di Vittorio. He wrote the presentation to the lithograph folder of Augusto Murer, published posthumously with the title Le mani dei braccianti. He created some drawings inspired by Baudelaire\u2019s “Les fleurs du mal”, posthumously published in a portfolio edited by G.P. Berto, \u201cMille acqueforti, omaggio a Carlo Levi\u201d. He painted the billboard for the next Filef Convention.
\n7th-10th December. He made his last visit to Basilicata, presenting a portfolio of seven lithographs inspired by Christ, engraved by the publisher Esposito of Turin and realized a mural in San Costantino Albanese (PZ), with the charcoal from a brazier and chalks, which reproduced three young people with Albanian costumes.
\nPreface to R. Scotellaro, “Uno si distrae al bivio” (Laterza). Preface to P. Cinanni, “Emigrazione e unit\u00e0 operaia” (Feltrinelli).
\n23rd December. He was admitted to the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”1975″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ open=”off”]4th January. He died after a few days of coma. He was buried in Aliano. La Galleria Persiana of Palermo exhibited his latest work, Apollo e Dafne, performed on a tambourine covered with goat leather the day before hospitalization.
\nPosthumously was published Coraggio dei miti (“Scritti contemporanei 1922-1974”), an anthology of writings, also including some unpublished works, edited by G. De Donato (De Donato Editore).[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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