A family's celebration meal after participating in the marching band for the local Saints' Day festival, Petralia Soprano, Sicily, Italy

Label

Here, Freed captures a joyful, candid moment of intergenerational celebration in this Italian family’s home. The two younger children sit at the table in their undershirts and best church shoes, relaxing after a day out. As the mother brings drinks to the celebrating family, the grandfather, the patriarch of the family, presides at the head of the table. Settings like family meals can reaffirm traditional gender roles and sustain them for successive generations.

From the 2026 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 129, A Seat at the Table, curated by Emeline Moss ‘26, Erbe Intern

Course History

ITAL 14.01, Introduction to Italian Culture, Tania Convertini, Fall 2022

ITAL 14.01, Introduction to Italian Culture, Tania Convertini, Fall 2022

Italian 14.01, Introduction to Italian Culture, Tonia Convertini, Winter 2024

Italian 14.01, Introduction to Italian Culture, Tonia Convertini, Winter 2024

Italian 14.01, Language Through Culture, Tonia Convertini, Fall 2024

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 129, A Seat at the Table, Emeline Moss ‘26, Erbe Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 7 - May 3, 2026.

Provenance

Collection of Michael Mattis, Scarsdale, New York; sold to Harley and Stephen C. Osman, Stamford, Connecticut, date unknown; given to present collection, 2019.

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