Italian art of the 20th century

I T A L I A N C O M M I T T E E O F HONOUR The Hon. GAETANO MART I NO , Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon. PAOLO ROSSI, Minister for Public Instruction Dr. SILVIO DANEO , Italian Minister to Australia Mr. PAUL McGUI RE , Australian Minister to Italy Dr. MAR I O CONTI, Director, Department of Foreign Cultural Relations, Ministry o f Foreign Affairs Prof. GUGL I ELMO D E ANGEL I S D'OSSAT, General Director of the Department of Antiquities and Beaux Arts, Ministry of Public Instruction Prof. L I ONELLO VENTUR I , President of the International Association of A r t Critics Prof. G I UL I O CARLO ARGAN , President of the Italian Department, International Association of A r t Critics Dr. G I NO BACCHETT I , He a d of the Bureau for Exhibitions and Contemporary A r t of the Antiquities and Beaux Arts, Ministry for Public Instruction Dr. F RANCO MONTANAR I , He a d of the I I Bureau of the Department of Foreign Cultural Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. PALMA BUCARELL I , Superintendent of the National Gallery of Modern A r t in Rome Executive Committee DARY L LINDSAY, Melbourne, Victoria H A L MISSINGHAM, Director of National Gallery of New South Wales ENR I CO PRAMPOL INI , President of the Central A r t Club, Rome MI CHELANGELO CONTE , P I ERO DORAZIO, Rome F E L I CE CASORAT I , Turin POMPEO BORRA , MAURO REGGIANI , Milan G I ANN I VAGNETT I , Florence GIUSEPPE SANTOMASO, Venice ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Australian National Galleries wish to thank the many people associated with this exhibition for their willing help and co-operation in the intricate task of bringing it to fruition Particular mention must be accorded the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Minister for Public Instruction, the Italian Minister in Australia, the Australian Minister to Italy, the Consul-General for Italy and Consulates in Australia, and the Boards of Directors of the following newspapers for their generosity in subscribing handsomely towards the costs of the exhibition, without which it would not have been possible to bring it to Australia The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales; The Herald and Sun, Melbourne, Victoria; The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia; The West Australian, Perth, Western Australia; The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland; The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania To the Australian Press and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for publicity, to Mr. Sidney Nolan, of Sydney, who acted as liaison with the Italian organisers in Rome, and to Signor Enrico Prampolini for his introduction to the catalogue and his untiring work in organising and collecting works for the exhibition To the public and private collections and to the artists who have generously lent works; the National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome; Civic Museum of Modern Art, Rome; Dr. Luigi Alloni, Turin; Dr. Piero Bellanova, Rome; Luigi De Luca, Rome; Galeazzi, Milan; Ghiringhelli, Milan; the Bergamini Gallery, Milan; Mrs. Benedetta Marinetti, Rome; F. Morandi, Florence; Dr. Vittorio Orazi, Rome; Dr. Franco Prina, Rome; Enrico Prampolini, Rome; Mrs. Mitti-Risi-Lee Brown, Rome; Schettini, Rome; A. W. Bruno Sargentini, Rome; F. Schettini, Milan; Dr. Enrico Vallechi, Rome; and V.D., Rome To Dr. Vittorio Orazi, Rome, for the notes to the catalogue, and to McLaren & Co. Proprietary Limited, Melbourne, for their assistance and the printing of the catalogue 1 8 1 191