The Flood Ladies were a group of international female artists who contributed artworks to the city of Florence following the catastrophic 1966 flood of the Arno as a sign of solidarity and to help repair the psychological damage done by the flood. The group was formed in Florence, Italy in 1966. Contributors to the collection lived all over the world. In 2014 the organization Advancing Women Artist Foundation headed an effort to preserve, exhibit and acknowledge the contribution of these women.
History
Following the devastating flooding that damaged and destroyed cultural treasures of Florence, Italy in 1966, while those losses can never be replaced, the generosity of some of Italy’s most significant women artists of the 20th century as well as distinguished painters and sculptors from around the world brought donations of hundreds of notable creative works to the city.
In 2014 the City of Florence opened the "Museum of the 1900s" to showcase these works.
The story of the Flood Ladies was chronicled in the 2014 book "When the World Answered. Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 Flood" and the 2015 PBS documentary of the same name.
Members and names
Carla Accardi
Maya Berezowska
Pasquarosa Bertoletti Marcelli
Stefania Giudi
Edita Broglio
Amalia Ciardi Dupré
Lea Colliva
Liliana Cossovel
Maria Luisa De Romans
Marianne Gabor
Beatrice Lazzeri
Fiora Leone
Rita Longa
Paola Levi Montalcini
Titina Masell
Daphne Maugham Casorati
Costanza Mennyey Capogrossi
Genni Mucchi
Livia Papini De Rurmik Amelia Pelaez
Pierca – Pier Carla Reghenzi
Adriana Pincherle
Antonietta Raphael Mafai
Marcella Rusconi
Imelde Siviero
Sarai Sherman
Rita Saglietto
Paola Troise
Lesbia Vent Dumois
Bibliography
Jane Fortune, Linda Falcone, When the World Answered: Florence, Women Artists and the 1966 Flood. The Florence Press l 2014 Advancing Women Artist Foundation. "Eight of the Flood Ladies" 2014
References
External links
When the World Answered (film)