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The Legends |
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Beninati’s vivid imagery has blossomed into a painting that comes alive on canvas. Also, “The
Champions” honors the 62 Italian American boxing titalists dating back to the first champ Gaspare Leone (1894) to the 1980’s and lightweight Vinny
Pazienza. What sets this painting apart from the rest is quite historical. The evolution of time from Ellis Island through Prohibition, the radio and television ages of the 40’s and 50’s to the brutal wars of Vietnam. Finally, the painting returns full circle to the progress of the space age and NASA’s Challenger missions amid the glow of the Statue of Liberty. |
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