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Francesco Leoni

The Visual Chronicler of the Superba and the Historical Memory of the Italian Twentieth Century

Portrait of Francesco Leoni in his archive. Unknown author.

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Introduction

Francesco Leoni (1925-2000) stands as one of the most authoritative and prolific figures in twentieth-century Italian photojournalism. Operating primarily in Genoa a pivotal city for the maritime, industrial, and social transformations of the nation Leoni transcended the mere role of a local reporter to become a veritable visual anthropologist of a country in profound transition.

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