Caetani di Sermoneta: An Italian Family in Vernon, 1921-1994
The story of three unique and fascinating individuals, Leone, Ofelia and their daughter Sveva, who emigrated to the Okanagan following a period of political turmoil in Italy. This exhibition catalogue features a selection of objects, documentation, photographs and artwork that portray their lives as wealthy aristocrats in Europe and Canada. Their world was dramatically altered by the forces of financial disaster, illness and death, yet it is a story of triumph. Sveva Caetani’s artwork is an important contribution to Canadian art history that is only beginning to be understood by a broder audience. The catalogue also examines the role of drawings in the creation of hee masterful painting series Recapitulation.
The story of three unique and fascinating individuals, Leone, Ofelia and their daughter Sveva, who emigrated to the Okanagan following a period of political turmoil in Italy. This exhibition catalogue features a selection of objects, documentation, photographs and artwork that portray their lives as wealthy aristocrats in Europe and Canada. Their world was dramatically altered by the forces of financial disaster, illness and death, yet it is a story of triumph. Sveva Caetani’s artwork is an important contribution to Canadian art history that is only beginning to be understood by a broder audience. The catalogue also examines the role of drawings in the creation of hee masterful painting series Recapitulation.
The story of three unique and fascinating individuals, Leone, Ofelia and their daughter Sveva, who emigrated to the Okanagan following a period of political turmoil in Italy. This exhibition catalogue features a selection of objects, documentation, photographs and artwork that portray their lives as wealthy aristocrats in Europe and Canada. Their world was dramatically altered by the forces of financial disaster, illness and death, yet it is a story of triumph. Sveva Caetani’s artwork is an important contribution to Canadian art history that is only beginning to be understood by a broder audience. The catalogue also examines the role of drawings in the creation of hee masterful painting series Recapitulation.
