Puglia

From the Getty Museum record

Giacomelli operated his printshop, Tipografia Marchigiana, in the center of Senigallia. The successful establishment became a gathering place for photographers, artists, and critics, and provided the address stamped on the verso of all his photographs. In its early years, the business occupied the majority of Giacomelli’s time, leaving only Sundays for photography excursions. While he most often explored his hometown, its beaches, and the surrounding countryside in the Marche region, he occasionally traveled farther afield. To make this 1958 series, entitled Apulia (Puglia), Giacomelli made a journey of about 330 miles to Apulia, Italy’s most southeastern province (the “heel of the boot”). There he focused his attention on the interaction of multiple generations of townspeople gathering leisurely against the simple, whitewashed architecture typical of hillside towns such as Rodi Garganico, Peschici, Vico del Gargano, and Monte Sant’Angelo. These images provide insight into Giacomelli’s ability to engage his subjects, while also under-scoring a fundamental humanistic impulse in his work. See other examples of works from this series ([2016.179.6.3](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/297437/), [2016.179.9](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/297455/), [2016.179.50](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/297505/), [2016.179.57](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/297516/)). Virginia Heckert, J. Paul Getty Museum, Department of Photographs 2021