Dark Water: Art, Disaster, and Redemption in Florence

Dark Water: Art, Disaster, and Redemption in Florence
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Birthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers. But on November 4, 1966, the rising waters of the Arno threatened to erase over seven centuries of history and human achievement.

Now Robert Clark explores the Italian cityâ€™s greatest flood and its aftermath through the voices of its witnesses. Two American artists wade through the devastated beauty; aÂ photographer stows away on an army helicopter to witness the tragedy first-hand; a British â€œmud angelâ€ spends a month scraping mold from the worldâ€™s masterpieces; and, through it all, an author asks why art matters so very much to us, even in the face of overwhelming disaster.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	14954
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2009-10-06
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780767926492

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