Carlo Levi's Photographic Archive on Display in Rome
The Fondazione Carlo Levi in Rome presents a selection of photographs from the artist's archive, comprising about ten thousand images. Though Levi was not a photographer, he collected snapshots documenting his life, travels, and political engagements, many taken by renowned friends such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour, Arnold Newman, and Mario Carbone. The exhibition highlights Carbone's 1960 journey with Levi to Lucania, capturing the depressed landscape of 'Christ Stopped at Eboli'. One poignant image shows Francesca Armento mourning at her son Rocco Scotellaro's tomb. The show runs at the Fondazione Carlo Levi.
Key facts
- Carlo Levi was born in Turin in 1902 and died in Rome in 1975.
- The exhibition is hosted by the Fondazione Carlo Levi in Rome.
- The archive contains about ten thousand photographs.
- Many photos were taken by friends including Cartier-Bresson, Seymour, Pasolini, and Carbone.
- Mario Carbone's 1960 trip with Levi to Lucania is featured.
- The photo of Francesca Armento at her son's tomb is included.
- Levi considered photography a tool for ethnographic and social documentation.
- The exhibition focuses on Levi's photographic collection, not his own work.
Entities
Artists
- Carlo Levi
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- David Seymour
- Arnold Newman
- Mario Carbone
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Alberto Moravia
- Elsa Morante
- Umberto Saba
- Rocco Scotellaro
- Francesca Armento
- Ernesto de Martino
- Giorgio Amendola
- Luigi Longo
Institutions
- Fondazione Carlo Levi
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Turin
- Lucania