Artist: Angela Dufresne Title: Death of Silence or Jean-Louis Trintignant Year: 2013 Support: oil on canvas Dimensions: 10 by 13 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Monya Rowe Gallery, New York. Angela Dufresne (born 1969) is a painter originally from Connecticut who is based in Brooklyn. Dufresne received a BFA in 1991 from the Kansas City Art Institute and … [Read more...] about Death of Silence – Angela Dufresne
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Death to the “Mustache Petes”
The Mafia, an Italian Criminal Organization, came to America in the same wave that brought legitimate Italian immigrants to the U.S. in the 1890s. Restricting their criminal activities to Italian neighborhoods, Mafiosi held high positions in the Community. They controlled jobs and political power, operated prostitution rings and gambling halls and ran the notorious Black … [Read more...] about Death to the “Mustache Petes”
SLUM GANGS – The Roots of Organized Crime
New York City's street gangs of the 19th Century included the Plug Uglies, Kerryonians, Dead Rabbits, Chichesters, Roach Guards, Whyos, Shirt Tails and others, all of whom committed robberies and engaged in turf wars. In 1863 such gangs also partecipated in the anti-Civil War draft riots, in wich hundreds died. The 1890s saw a huge influx of European immigrants arriving … [Read more...] about SLUM GANGS – The Roots of Organized Crime
