A portrait of the late Pietro Di Donato taken by a Newsday photographer, is pictured at his son, Richard Di Donato's home in Ithaca, NY, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. The late Pietro Di Donato was a preeminent Italian-American writer in American Fiction, and Christ in Concrete was recognized as the definitive story depicting the Italian-American Experience. Di Donato's son, Richard, is on a path to resurrect his father’s legacy, building a repository of his life.
(Photo by Heather Ainsworth)