Grazie dell'aiuto, Marie, e complimenti per l'italiano! Thank you very much for your help and do not apologize! Your Italian is excellent! I will surely follow your instructions and try with these websites you kindly wrote in your email. Sincerely, Angelica Daneo [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie DiBartolo" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 5:41 AM Subject: Re: Italian graduate who loves US > 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 > >[log in to unmask] > > > >========================================================= > >Important Subscriber Information: > > > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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