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Woodstock NY: Overlook Press, 1996 Book. Illus. by Peter And Helen Contis. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st US Ed... In 1910, Peter Contis had arrived in Pittsburgh as a penniless Greek immigrant. He began as a dishwasher, but within a year had opened his first restaurant. He put down roots in the new culture yet still preserved vitally important elements of the old. In this way, when eventually he retired and took up brushes, he was able to find a fresh vision of his city that drew as much on acute remembrance of his homeland as on familiarity with the urban landscape amid which he had served generations of diners and brought up his family. Soon after his death, Peter's wife Helen came across one of his paintings, unfinished. Spurred on by a granddaughter, Helen picked up brushes and proceeded to paint other pictures too. This remarkable story is eloquently told by an author who was able to visit the villages in the Peloponnese and to discover many of the springs of the artists' imagination. His…
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Byzantine Butterflies :The Folk Paintings Of Peter And Helen Contis
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A Greek Odyssey in the American West (Previous Title : Emily-George)
by Papanikolas, Helen Z.
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Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press., 1997 Book. New. Soft cover. First Pbk.Ed... Detailed family history of Greek immigrants and their settlement in the mining towns of Utah at the turn of the century. Originally published 1987 as "Emily-George" 327p. illus bibliography.
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