Word: italians
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Fogg and Sackler Museums have combined efforts to produce the first retrospective exhibition of the Italian artist Pietro Testa's works in the United States. Testa was one of the leading printmakers and draftsmen of the 17th century...
...exhibit at the Sackler shows Testa's progress as an artist, while the Fogg Museum's program focuses on general Italian etchings and prints from the period...
STILL, the balloons bounce on. After an introduction to Cafe Ole, the action moves to a living room done in Italian kitsch, with marble busts of pizza chefs. Gangleader Don Ianmarie (Andrew Gardner '89) attempts to allay his Italian mama's concerns with some of the evening's best lines, "Mama mia, calzone, Lamborgini, genitalia, guapo..." He explains that her lust for fine cuisine was handed down from "Grandpapa Domino" and "Great Aunt Regina...
...Italy's most famous antiquities is surely its telephone system. But now AT&T aims to help bring it into the 20th century. Last week Italtel, an Italian telecommunications equipment maker, said it has chosen AT&T as its partner in a five-year, $27 billion government-subsidized mega-project to rebuild the country's cranky telephone system virtually from scratch. As one of the main contractors on the project, Italtel will supply most of the basic equipment, while AT&T will provide the know-how, software and supercomputers that will make Italian phone lines hum efficiently...
...deal, which is expected to be approved by the Italian government, was a coup for the U.S. firm. AT&T triumphed over a homegrown bid from Fiat, as well as proposals from French, West German and Swedish competitors. The Italian project will help give AT&T a strong foothold in the fast-growing European telecommunications market. Italtel, for its part, hopes to parlay its new association into expanded phone-equipment exports...