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Franca Donda
Franca Donda (3 September 1933-3 September 2017) was an Italian photographer and filmmaker. Residing in Venezuela, and working as a photographer, laboratorian and videographer, Donda made an important part of the photographic and audiovisual record of the history of 20th century feminism in the country along with the Uruguayan photographer Gladys Parentelli. Donda was co-founder of the feminist group ''Miércoles'', which lasted from 1978 to 1989. She has been described as one of the best black and white laboratorians in Venezuela in the 1970s. She was awarded the Josefa Camejo Order by the Center for Women's Studies of the Central University of Venezuela, although Franca declined the honor. Biography She studied languages in London and Paris, and in 1957 she moved to Latin America, first to Venezuela, then to Cuba and then back to Venezuela. Along with Uruguayan photographer Gladys Parentelli, Donda made an important part of the photographic and audiovisual record of the hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorizia
Gorizia (; sl, Gorica , colloquially 'old Gorizia' to distinguish it from Nova Gorica; fur, label= Standard Friulian, Gurize, fur, label= Southeastern Friulian, Guriza; vec, label= Bisiacco, Gorisia; german: Görz ; obsolete English ''Goritz'') is a town and ''comune'' in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It was the capital of the former Province of Gorizia and is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin town of Nova Gorica has developed on the other side of the modern-day Italy–Slovenia border. The region was subject to territorial dispute between Italy and Yugoslavia after World War II: after the new boundaries were established in 1947 and the old town was left to Italy, Nova Gorica was built on the Yugoslav side. The two towns constitute a conurbation, which also includes the Slovenian municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba. Since May 2011, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
