#AndreaBotto

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January 27th is the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. In honor of this day, we are posting an artists’ book by Andrea Botto.

Andrea Botto’s grandfather, Primo Benedetti, died on January 27, 2010, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Botto made this book in memory of the return journey his grandfather made from internment in the Nazi prisoner of war camps in northern Germany to his home in Tuscany between June 19th and August 26th in 1945. Botto dedicated the book to all those who shared this terrible experience with his grandfather.

In this artist’s book, Botto includes facsimile reproductions of notes and memorabilia taken from a small notebook that belonged to his grandfather, as well as letters and postcards sent and received by his family. (Taken from the introduction by the artist.)

Image descriptions: 1-3 All images include facsimile of old letters and documents, often inserted into the binding, along with black and white images of photos and an illustration.

19.06-26.08.1945 Botto, Andrea, 1973- [artist] First edition. Ravenna : Danilo Montanari editore ; Berlin : Podbielski Contemporary, 2014. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 28 cm + 1 folded leaf. English; Italian

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January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and we wanted to share this artists’ book by Andrea Botto, in memory of those who lost their lives and suffered in Holocaust.

The artist, Andrea Botto’s grandfather, Primo Benedetti, died on January 27th 2010, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Botto made this book in memory of the return journey his grandfather made from internment in the Nazi prisoner of war camps between June 19th and August 26th in 1945. It is dedicated to all those who shared with his grandfather this terrible experience.

In this artists’ book, Botto included the reproduced color documents of notes and memorabilia taken from a small notebook that belonged to his grandfather as well as letters and postcards sent and received by his family. (Taken from the introduction by the artist.)

19.06-26.08.1945 Botto, Andrea, 1973- [artist] First edition. Ravenna : Danilo Montanari editore ; Berlin : Podbielski Contemporary, 2014. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 28 cm + 1 folded leaf. English; Italian

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Holocaust Memorial Day: January 27th In memory of those who lost their lives and suffered in Holocaust.

The artist, Andrea Botto’s grandfather, Primo Benedetti, died on January 27th 2010, Holocaust Memorial Day. Botto made this book in memory of the return journey his grandfather made from internment in the Nazi prisoner of war camps between June 19th and August 26th in 1945. It is dedicated to all those who shared with his grandfather this terrible experience.

In this book, Botto included the reproduced color documents of notes and memorabilia taken from a small notebook that belonged to his grandfather as well as letters and postcards sent and received by his family. (Taken from the introduction by the artist.)

19.06-26.08.1945 Botto, Andrea, 1973- [artist] First edition. Ravenna : Danilo Montanari editore ; Berlin : Podbielski Contemporary, 2014. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 28 cm + 1 folded leaf. English; Italian