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Casella family, originally from Ancona, settled in Fabriano between the end of 1903 and the early months of 1904. They specialized in portrait photography, enlargers, and reproductions of artworks. Over the years, they participated in numerous exhibitions and trade fairs, receiving prestigious awards that solidified their reputation and expanded their influence beyond regional boundaries.
The research celebrates the work and vision of Casella photographers through a selection of unique photographs and artifacts from the family’s archive, driven by the desire to preserve this valuable photographic heritage for future generations.
The project, undertaken with passion and dedication over more than two years, followed a collaborative approach involving the family’s descendents along with a group of historians, collectors, and local photography enthusiasts. The collection of oral testimonies, together with the consultation of unpublished photographs and documents, enriched and completed the research, preserving the memories of three generations of photographers. The support of the city’s major cultural institutions, such as associations, foundations, libraries, newspapers, and archives, was also crucial.
The Casella family’s photographs offer a significant contribution to the historical and photographic documentation of Fabriano, sparking reflections on the city’s social environment, economy, religious life, popular traditions, and local pictorial art, as well as fostering greater awareness of the importance of preserving the memory of places.
Special thanks to: Gemma Casella, Debora Cristiano, Daniele Cristiano, Luciano Stroppa, Marta Sironi, Fondazione Fedrigoni Fabriano, Biblioteca Multimediale Romualdo Sassi, L’Azione Fabriano and to all the people who shared their personal memories.
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Service:
Editorial Design
Archive
Photography
Design and Research:
Michele Biondi
Supervised by:
Marta Sironi
Luciano Stroppa
Edition:
Thread-sewn hardcover with tipped-in image and white silkscreen
444 pp.
Limited edition of 10 copies
Printed in June 2024
Photographs: © Archivio Casella
A direct contact with the local community brought to light new photographs and testimonies, organized into thematic sections. The reasearch is an open, evolving project that aims to grow over time and build an increasingly tangled narration.
Special thanks to Renata Armezzani, Fondazione Fedrigoni Fabriano, Archivio Casella, Biblioteca Multimediale Romualdo Sassi, L’Azione Fabriano and to all the people who shared their
personal memories.
Recently, a documentary was produced about the history of papermaking in Fabriano and the many women who worked in the Cartiere Miliani paper company, now part of the Fedrigoni Group. For more information, please refer to the Memorie di carta project.
Città di Fabriano
Service:
Editorial Design
Archive
Photography
Design and Research:
Michele Biondi
Lucrezia Caon
Sofia Salvatori
Supervised by:
Mauro Bubbico
Edition:
Punched sheet handmade ring binder
1268 pp.
Limited edition of 15 copies
Printed in July 2022
Photographs: © Archivio Cartiere Miliani curated © Archivio Casella
The pedagogical revolution led to changes in didactic methodology, thanks to the contributions of many experts such as artists, pedagogues, illustrators, and teachers, who developed new ways of learning through play, and especially through reading.
A brief summary of the main publishing houses and series included in the research:
Emme Edizioni
Giulio Einaudi Editore - Tantibambini
Giulio Einaudi Editore -Libri per ragazzi
La Ruota Edizioni - Per leggere, per fare
Luciano Manzuoli - Biblioteca di lavoro
Zanichelli Editore - Disegnare, colorare, costruire
Zanichelli Editore - Giocare con l'arte
Italgeo Orlando Cibelli Editore - La via Serena. Red series
Muggiani Editore
Bompiani Editore
Giorgio Lucini Editor
Memo Edizioni
AMZ - Grandi cicli della natura
Ugo Mursia Editore
Editori Riuniti
Antonio Vallardi Editore
Special thanks to:
Fondazione Jacqueline Vodoz e Bruno Danese (Milano)
Biblioteca Beato Pellegrino di Studi Letterari, Linguistici, Pedagogici e dello Spettacolo (Padova)
Centro Documentazione Infanzia del Settore Servizi Scolastici del Comune di Padova
Biblioteca Comunale Forcellini - Camin (Padova)
Biblioteca Comunale Arcella - San Carlo (Padova)
Biblioteca Comunale Vigonovo (Venezia)
Biblioteca ISIA Urbino
Biblioteca Università degli Studi di Urbino (Umanistica)
Biblioteca Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino
Biblioteca Rodari di Borgo Santa Maria (Pesaro)
Biblioteca Comunale - Louis Braille - Baia Flaminia (Pesaro)
Biblioteca Comunale Federiciana (Fano)
Biblioteca Multimediale Romualdo Sassi (Fabriano)
Biblioteca Comunale di Genga; Biblioteca dei Ragazzi (Jesi)
Biblioteca Comunale Planettiana (Jesi)
Biblioteca Comunale di Falconara Marittima
Biblioteca Comunale Luciano Benincasa (Ancona)
Biblioteca Comunale Giuseppe Lesca (San Benedetto del Tronto)
Biblioteca “Lo Scaffale d’Arte”, Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Roma)
Biblioteca della Galleria Nazionale d’arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GNAM) (Roma)
Biblioteca Centrale per Ragazzi (Roma)
Biblioteca Comunale di Terni
Biblioteca Comunale “Gianni Rodari” (Ferrara)
Biblioteca Comunale “Rina Pellegri” (Arcola)
© ISIA Urbino
Service:
Editorial Design
Children Books
Archive
Design and Research:
Michele Biondi
Olivia Lynk
Sara Papa
Supervised by:
Leonardo Sonnoli
Irene Bacchi
Edition:
23,0 x 29,7 cm
366 pp.
Wire-O-Binding
Printed in February 2023
Limited edition of 6 copies