The Gruppo Labronico is an Italian artistic association founded in Livorno in 1920.[1]

Some founding members in front of the Caffé Bardi in Livorno.

History

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The Labronico group of artists is rooted in the heyday of the Caffè Bardi.[1] After the Caffè closed and the death of Mario Puccini, the Gruppo Labronico was founded in Gino Romiti's studio on July 15, 1920.[2] Among the other founders of the Gruppo Labronico were: Gino Romiti, Adriano Baracchini-Caputi, Tito Cavagnaro, Gino Cipriani, Goffredo Cognetti, Beppe Guzzi, Giovanni March, Corrado Michelozzi, Renato Natali, Gastone Razzaguta, Renuccio Renucci, Carlo Romanelli, Ferruccio Rontini, Cesare Tarrini, Alberto Zampieri and Giovanni Zannacchini.[1]

Gino Romiti was president of the group from 1946 until its closing.[2] Mario Borgiotti joined the group in 1947 and became its President in 1967.[citation needed]

In May 2014, the Gruppo Labronico donated its historical archives (1920-1932) to the city of Livorno. The inventory of the archives is available at the Museo Civico "Giovanni Fattori".[3] In 2020, the group celebrated one hundred years of existence.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Farinella, V.; Schiavon, G. (2011). L'eredità di Fattori e Puccini. Il gruppo labronico tra le due guerre (in Italian). Pacini Editore. ISBN 978-8863151138.

Filmography

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  • Gruppo Labronico (2010), documentary by Luca Dal Canto[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Suggi, Jacopo (20 August 2020). "The history of the Labronico Group: the artistic tradition in Livorno". Finestre sull'Arte. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Gruppo Labronico, Maestri Fondatori, Foundation website based on the source of Gastone Razzaguta, Virtù degli artisti labronici, Livorno, Editrice Nuova Fortezza, 1985.
  3. ^ "Archivio Storico dal 1920 al 1932 – Gruppo Labronico" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  4. ^ "Una mostra per i cento anni del Gruppo Labronico". www.gazzettadilivorno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. ^ Canto, Luca Dal (2010-07-20), Gruppo Labronico (Biography, History), Bredenkeik, Gruppo Labronico, retrieved 2023-02-26
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