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Umberto Pizzi, photographer of Rome’s “dolce vita,” dies at 89

Umberto Pizzi, the photographer who created “Cafonal,” has died at the age of 89.

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What is happening

His photographs captured movie stars’ nights at the Gilda, as well as images of Giulio Andreotti and Enrico Berlinguer.

Why is it on the Radar?

Pizzi’s work documented figures and social life associated with Rome and the end of Italy’s First Republic.

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