Historical Museum of the Landing in Sicily 1943
The archive and research
The original negatives
from the Stern War Archive
The Second World War in North Africa and Sicily in thousands of shots taken by the American photographer and now digitized by the Oelle Foundation and entrusted to the care and study of the historian Ezio Costanzo. They represent an important source for for the history of photography and students who, by visiting the Pavilion, are able to immerse themselves in a piece of contemporary history.
At Phil Stern, students conduct research, in-depth studies and graduate theses.
"If you're lucky enough to have captured maybe two hundred memorable images, you haven't captured that much experience yet.
There is no perfect image. That is the challenge of photography.
I always sought perfection, even though I knew I could never achieve it. But it allowed me to achieve something..."
Phil Stern's Lectio magistralis to Photography students
of the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania
July 4, 2013. During his stay in Sicily, Phil Stern held a Lectio Magistralis to the Photography students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania. A lesson in life and work experience that aroused much interest in the students who also had the opportunity to show some of their works to the great American master.
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