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Bill Strickland fa la differenza con una presentazione video

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Bill Strickland racconta una storia intima e sorprendente di riscatto attraverso l'arte, la musica e associazioni improbabili.

As a Pittsburgh youth besieged by racism in the crumbling remains of the steel economy, Bill Strickland should have been one of the Rust Belt's casualties. Instead, he discovered the potter's wheel, and the transforming power of fountains, irrepressible dreams, and the slide show. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Claudia Bellenghi
Reviewed by Giacomo Boschi
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