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The Great Flood of Florence, 1966: A Photographic Essay.

The Great Flood of Florence, 1966: A Photographic Essay.

$19.95

Kraczyna, Swietlan Nicholas. Pap. Florence, 2006 On November 4, 1966, Florence experienced the most devastating flood of its history, which crippled the city and destroyed many of the world's art treasures. Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna, a 26-year-old American artist, went out into the flooded streets and photographed the dramatic unfolding events. This book presents, for the first time, a selection of eighty-four of these photographs, taken on that tragic day and in the days that followed, as the city tried to deal with the immense disaster. 108 pp., 85 B&W photos. 73974