Edward E. Boccia

Throughout his long career, American artist Edward E.  Boccia developed a new genre of contemporary monumental panel painting that functioned as devotional art while raising questions about ethical, philosophical, and stylistic problems in twentieth-century America. His bold paintings speak of longing and desire, loss, grief, and spirituality and yet remain deeply connected to the legacy of historical Italian art. In telling the story of an artist from the diasporic community of Italy, the book expands the field of American art history offering a close look at a complex body of work and riveting life story.