Ciao Angelica,

Sono Marie DiBartolo and we have something in common.  I am an American who
loves Italy.  Ho studiato al'Italia per qualche mese, da settembre al maggio
scorso.  As you can see, il mio italiano non e' perfetto pero, io provo.  Ho
practicavo durante i miei studi, pero era difficile. Whoa! sorry if I just
offended you with that.  I did study Italian for years, but I am afraid to
speak as I am sure that it was hard for you to speak in English for the
first time.

Anyway, I can relate to your urge to come back to the States because I felt
the same way about Italy.  I studied there three years ago and returned this
past year to study Art History also.  I too feel that since my entire family
immigrated to the United States from Italy that it was part of my DNA to
return.

Unfortunately, I think Americans have the same attitude towards artwork that
you describe as being characteristic of Italians.  America does have an
amazing collection of modern work, but very little funding to support it.
That is because the majority of taxpayers do not want their money diverted
to such programs as cultural enrichment.  It is an endless controversy in
the United States.  Fortunately, there are people like us who will try to
convince them anyway.

I have opened a few e-mails with other websites to go to for job
opportunities.  There is: www.artstaffing.com and www.globalmuseum.org.
I am going to try also because like you, I am looking for employment in the
art world.

spero' che ci parliamo dopo,

Marie DiBartolo
former Italy inhabitant




>From: Angelica Daneo <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Italian graduate who loves US
>Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 01:02:04 +0200
>
>Dear all,
>
>my name is Angelica Daneo and I have just graduated (25th of June) in
>Modern
>Literature with an emphasis on History of Art at the University of Turin
>(which means at least ten examinations focused on art history). I developed
>a one-year thesis about the History of Art Criticism and the title
>concerned
>the attention towards the collecting themes in the English speaking
>periodicals ("Apollo", "The Art Bulletin", "The Burlington Magazine" and
>"The Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes") during the first
>edition (1963) of Patrons and Painters by Francis Haskell.
>
>Since the 1st of August 1999 thorough the 16th of October 1999 I worked in
>Washington DC for the Smithsonian Institution where I had the chance of
>experiencing different realities, working for the National Air and Space
>Museum and the National Museum of American Art.
>
>My "dream" would be to double my experience in the US by working again in
>the Museum's field. My grand mother was american (my desire must be in my
>DNA) and my stage at the Smithsonian helped me realize that we (I am
>talking
>about Italians and this is MY personal opinion) rely too much on the
>artwork
>itself as if it was able to convey a message all alone, which is basically
>true, but there must be an audience! I was astonished to know that the NASM
>is the most visited museum in the world. I am sure few people in Italy
>(should I say Europe) do realize that. I am sure that the passion for
>airplanes does not explain this fact entirely. Italian museums are full of
>visitors when there is the occasion for big events, otherwise people (I am
>not talking about foreign visitors) are not "attracted" ...I do not intend
>to put the blame on my country, but I feel US has much to teach and I would
>like an opportunity of a mutual influence.
>That is the point of my neverending email: would you be so kind to show me
>the best way to apply for a job (I have already turned back to the
>Smithsonian, but I would like to know whether there are other options) in
>the US?
>
>My University course lasts (and I have just graduated) four years plus one
>for the thesis: we are asked to work for almost one year on a specific
>title
>and at the end, after we have printed a book, we are asked to discuss our
>results in front of a professors'commission.
>
>Thank you for your patience.
>Best regards,
>Angelica Daneo
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