Work in Progress: Francesca, etc.

This group of photographs was taken in Baltimore in March and April 2024.

All images © Robert Forlini.

All images © Robert Forlini.

"In Good Company: Demuth Invitational" at the Demuth Museum, April 5 -June 15, 2025

Feast of the Giglio, Brooklyn, NY, 1999 © Robert Forlini

    I will be showing my photograph, Feast of the Giglio, Brooklyn, NY, 1999, in an exhibition entitled In Good Company: Demuth Invitational at the Demuth Museum in Lancaster, PA from April 5-June 15, 2025. Community played a central role in Charles Demuth’s life. His social network extended far beyond Lancaster County to the most prominent and celebrated voices in the avant-garde artistic circles of the early twentieth century. From crowded underground jazz clubs to portraits, both formal and in his poster portrait style, Demuth often portrayed his friends in his work.

    The photograph, from my series La Festa: Italian Festivals in America, shows a group of “lifters” from the annual Feast of the Giglio in Brooklyn, NY. The men depicted are part of a group of approximately 120 to 180 men who lift and “dance” a massive tower 7 stories high and weighing 4 tons through the streets of Williamsburg. This activity demands great strength, coordination, teamwork and trust among the members of the community.

    The Opening Reception will be on Friday April 4 from 5:00-8:00 PM. 

• The Demuth Museum is located at 120 East King St., Lancaster, PA 17602
• Museum hours are Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 10-4; Sun 12-4. Closed Mon. & Wed.

• The museum may be contacted at (717) 299-9940, or visit demuth.org

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• There will be an Opening Reception on Friday April 4 from 5:00-8:00 PM.
• The exhibition will run from April 5-June 15, 2025.