Giacomo Patri (1898–1978) was an Italian-born American artist and teacher.
Based in San Francisco, Patri taught at the California Labor School following World War II. Due to its pro-labor agenda, the school was closed in the 1950s under the pressures of McCarthyism.
In 1938, after three years of work, Patri produced the wordless novel White Collar using linocut printing. It chronicled the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash, and was intended to motivate white-collar workers to unionize. Woodcut artist and fellow wordless novelist Lynd Ward reviewed the book in Office and Professional Workers News in 1941.
From 1948 until 1966, Patri ran his own art school.
Wordless Novels White Collar. Self-Published; San Francisco, California; 19391939 White Collar a bibliographic listing for 1939 White Collar White Collar. Self-Published; San Francisco, California; 19401940 White Collar a bibliographic listing for 1940 White Collar White Collar. Pisani Printing and Publishing Co; San Francisco, California; 19411941 White Collar a bibliographic listing for 1941 White Collar White Collar. Celestial Arts; Millbrae, California; 1975White Collar 1975 and later a bibliographic listing for White Collar 1975 and later Col Blanc. Divers Interforum (Zones); Paris, France; 2007 White Collar. Dover Publications; Mineola, New York; 2016
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