Italian Art

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

207

Date Released

15 Dec 1958

Date recorded

7 Nov 1958

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Italian Knitwear
2. 2Italian Art
3. 3Sappers in Action

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Another example of the Italian flair for design comes from Piero Fornasetti, who has a special talent for surprise and ingenuity in his work. The accent is away from conventional designs and uniformity; thus a china copy of a folded newspaper becomes a paperweight, while a cigarette box looks like a piano keyboard!

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "Modern Italian Art".

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Design

Locations

London; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

Film clip

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