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Reading/Book Signing: The Martino Family by James McClelland

Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance

November 16, 2010

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The Philadelphia Art Alliance is pleased to announce a series of readings and book signings this fall! The third of these events will bring local author and James McClelland to PAA to share his latest non-fiction release, The Martino Family: A Legacy of Art. Mr. McClelland will read selections from his book highlighting the Martino family's many contributions to Philadelphia's cultural landscape. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and Mr. McClelland will be available after the reading to sign copies for interested patrons. In Philadelphia's families of artists, besides the Peales, Wyeths and Calders, there was one other family of artists that do not readily come to mind. Yet the Martino family produced more artists than any of the aforementioned. Included in this unique family were seven brothers, who all became artists, including the most prominent Antonio and Giovanni Martino. Now, for the first time, their story is told in a new book, The Martinos: A Legacy of Art by James McClelland, published by The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The book tells the story, of their passion for their work and devotion to their families, with over 100 color illustrations.