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Visitors at The Transformative Power of Art exhibition, United Nations Headquarters, New York — fresco portraits by Fabrizio Ruggiero

Portrait Archives

Effigies · Civic Memory · Public Image

The Portrait Archives gathers a body of fresco portraits dedicated to figures whose lives have contributed to shaping the moral and cultural imagination of our time.

Executed in fresco — a technique historically associated with public space and collective memory — these portraits engage with the long tradition of civic imagery while re-examining the role of representation in contemporary culture.

Maya Angelou fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — effigy exploring civic memory and cultural identity
Maya Angelou — fresco portrait
Wole Soyinka fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — literary figure represented as symbolic effigy
Wole Soyinka — fresco portrait
Joan Baez fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — musician and activist depicted as civic icon
Joan Baez — fresco portrait
Edgar Morin fresco portrait by Fabrizio Ruggiero — philosopher represented through analytical fresco technique
Edgar Morin — fresco portrait