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The first section of 62 pages consists of critical texts and b&w photographs documenting the exhibitions, periodicals of poesia visiva and Miccini's involvement in chronologic orderyear by year beginning from 1959 and ending in 2004. The photographs in the first section depict Miccini and the European visual poets of the day. The subsequent section depicts 256 reproductions of Miccini's concrete (the first two in 1962) and visual poems through 2003. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue was issued for a two month celebration of Italian art and culture in John Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia, the sister city of Florence. A series of exhibitions were also held in the Sala d'Arme of Palazzo Vecchio. The exhibition was divided into the following sections: classical abstractions, icons, visual poems, surrealism and figurative art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.