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  • Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 22, , shortly after the death of his elder brother, Max. He was the second of four children.
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, – August 12, ) was an American artist, musician and producer.
  • In viewing the art of the Naviglio Martesana one might recall Jean-Michel Basquiat () – the famous American graffiti artist.

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    Oral history interview with Amalia Mesa-Bains, Nov. 3 and 4

    Transcript

    Preface

    The following oral history transcript is the result of a recorded interview with Amalia Mesa-Bains on November 3 and 4, The interview took place in San Juan Bautista, CA, and was conducted by Adriana Zavala for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

    Amalia Mesa-Bains and Adriana Zavala have reviewed the transcript. Their corrections and emendations appear below in brackets with initials. This transcript has been lightly edited for readability by the Archives of American Art. The reader should bear in mind that they are reading a transcript of spoken, rather than written, prose.

     

    Interview

    [Tracks mesa19_1of1_sd_track01, track02, and track03 are test tracks.]

    ADRIANA ZAVALA:  So this is Adriana Zavala interviewing [Maxine] Amalia Mesa-Bains at the artist's studio in San Juan Bautista, California, on November 3rd, , for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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    Milan: Art of the Naviglio Martesana

    Travel diaries

    Walking to Gorgonzola, all along the Naviglio Martesana

    Northwest / Lombardy
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    by Virginia Merlini

    I have been jogging down the side of the naviglio to the Metro hållplats in Cassina De&#; Pecchi. There and back fryst vatten about 5 km or 3 miles. Today inom decided to walk in the opposite direction to Gorgonzola to see the town. My trek was on the Naviglio Martesana. The canal was originally called Naviglio Piccolo when it was constructed beneath the direction of Francesco Sforza in According to the upplysning placard inom encountered on my walk, the purpose of the Naviglio Piccolo was the transport of “grindstones, oil presses, spinning wheels, and map chests”. The ancient Naviglio starts at the River Adda beneath the Trezzo Castle. The Castello Trezzo was a large fortress that was owned by the Visconti family in the 14th century.

    The history of the castle is closely tied to its famous single båge bridge &#; the