Richard DiDonato poses for a photograph at his home in Ithaca, NY, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. DiDonato's father is the late Pietro Di Donato (1911-1992), who remains to this day a preeminent Italian-American writer in American Fiction. His iconic 1939 novel, Christ in Concrete, is recognized as the definitive story depicting the Italian-American Experience. Richard is on a path to resurrect his father’s legacy, building a repository of his life.
(Photo by Heather Ainsworth)