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The biography explores the life of Lionello Perera, a pivotal figure in the early 20th-century Italian American community in New York. Originally from Venice, he transformed his uncle's Wall Street business into a significant financial institution and became the Vice President of Bank of America. A key supporter of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, Perera championed welfare initiatives for Italian immigrants. Alongside his wife, he fostered the arts, becoming influential patrons for musicians and creating a cultural hub in their Art Deco home, filled with an impressive art collection.
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Lionello Perera, Diego Mantoan
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2022
- Rilegatura
- (Copertina rigida)
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- Titolo
- Lionello Perera
- Sottotitolo
- An Italian Banker and Patron in New York (B&W)
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Diego Mantoan
- Editore
- Vernon Press
- Pubblicato
- 2022
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 228
- ISBN13
- 9781648894411
- Serie
- Descrizione
- The biography explores the life of Lionello Perera, a pivotal figure in the early 20th-century Italian American community in New York. Originally from Venice, he transformed his uncle's Wall Street business into a significant financial institution and became the Vice President of Bank of America. A key supporter of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, Perera championed welfare initiatives for Italian immigrants. Alongside his wife, he fostered the arts, becoming influential patrons for musicians and creating a cultural hub in their Art Deco home, filled with an impressive art collection.