Torino Aprile Novembre 1911 mailed to New York
Catalog Level
Items (Cataloging Focus)
Title Proper/Title Text
Torino Aprile Novembre 1911 mailed to New York
Creator Description
Painted by Adolfo De Carolis and printed by Edmondo D. Chappuis.
Author/Creator Identity
De Carolis, Adolfo
Name of Publisher/Creator Identity
D. Chappuis, Edmondo
Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca. (dated May 28, 1911 on the verso)
Place of Publication/Creation Place
Bologna
Inscription Language
Italian (Language)
General Subject Terms
Descriptive Note Text
This postcard features one of the most popular images of the Exposition, replicated in numberless sizes and formats (from stamps to postcards to posters): three muscular male nudes, holding symbolic objects. The man in the middle looks towards the sky as he holds the Italian flag. On his left and slightly behind him another man carries, in one hand, the "caduceo alato" symbol of peace and commerce, and, in the other, the statue of Niké (Wnged Victory). The third man holds work tools, held together with olive branches, another nod to the power of labor, peace, and victory. The background shows a panoramic view of Turin, the river Po, and the Dome of the iconic Mole Antonelliana. The postcard was mailed to New York on May 28, 1011.
Related Archival Material
Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)
Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-PATR-0013