Places

Gianni Agnelli at the celebration for the centenary of the birth of his grandfather in 1966 in Villar Perosa.

"This is the house where my grandfather was born. It has practically remained a family home which we are bound to." Gianni with his family in 1922.

Gianni and Donna Marella with their children Edoardo e Margherita at the house in Villar Perosa.

VILLAR PEROSA

FORTE DEI MARMI

"Before the war, as a young boy, I did regattas with sailors and lifeguards in Forte dei Marmi. Gianni in Forte dei Marmi in the 30's.

RUSSIA / AFRICA

Gianni (centre of photo) Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia in 1940.

I was commander of an armored platoon in Africa, Tunisia. Of course, we patrolled and came into contact with the enemy in battle."
1942, Gianni is the 4° from the right in the 1° row.

It was a peak , that’s all. It was conceived by my father and my grandfather in the 30’s.
Gianni with his sister Christiana in Sestriere.

SESTRIERE

Gianni in Sestriere in the 70's. The town was practically invented, as a resort for tourism and skiing by the Avoccato's grandfather in the mid-thirties.

At St.Moritz Airport in 1973, waiting to be transported on to the slopes.

ST. MORITZ

VAL CHISONE

Outside the helicopter, in search of the most seclusive slopes in the mountains of Val Chisone.

In the helicopter, in search of the most seclusive slopes in the mountains of Val Chisone.

USA

With David Rockefeller in 1965, in New York, during the inauguration of the new main entrance of the Italian Palace, embellished with bas-reliefs by Giacomo Manzù, donated by Fiat as a sign of friendship and cooperation between Italy and the United States

In Rome with his sister Maria Sole in Piazza del Quirinale in 1970

ROME

TORINO

Gianni poses for a photographic shoot in front of the Mirafiori plant, the factory built by his grandfather.

Gianni and Donna Marella in the garden of Villa Bona next to a sculpture of Henry Moore

Gianni with his husky Dyed Eyes at his home Villa Frescot in Torino.

1954, Gianni in the stand of honour during a Juventus-Sampdoria game, together with the Mayor of Genova, Vittorio Pertusio.

Gianni at the “Stadio Comunale” in 1951 with Montaeri and the English football manager Jesse Carver.

Gianni on the roof of the Lingotto plant, with the “Bolla” designed by Renzo Piano in the background.

GIANNI AGNELLI: ALBUM OF A LIFETIME

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The texts collected in this website are taken from interviews and statements issued by Gianni Agnelli to the press, broadcasters and agencies, in Italy and abroad, from his prefaces of books, as well as "Intervista sul Capitalismo Moderno", edited by Arrigo Levi for Laterza in 1938. The editorial action has been limited to a few additions, that were necessary for the understanding of some passages, and some slight formal adjustments in the case of transcripts of television programs and the meeting with the students of the Sorbonne that took place on April 23, 1989 as part of the Citè de la Réussite.

PHOTOGRPHIC CREDITS
Agnelli Family Archive; Documentation Centre and Archive of La Stampa; Bob Krieger; Centro Storico Fiat Torino; Jean Pigozzi Archive, New York; Bettman/Corbis; Doris Brynner; The Richard Avedon Foundation, New York; Cinema Museum of Turin; David Lees/Time Life, Ferrari Spa; Italfoto; Studio Colombo.

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Places

Gianni Agnelli at the celebration for the centenary of the birth of his grandfather in 1966 in Villar Perosa.

"This is the house where my grandfather was born. It has practically remained a family home which we are bound to." Gianni with his family in 1922.

Gianni and Donna Marella with their children Edoardo e Margherita at the house in Villar Perosa.

VILLAR PEROSA

FORTE DEI MARMI

"Before the war, as a young boy, I did regattas with sailors and lifeguards in Forte dei Marmi. Gianni in Forte dei Marmi in the 30's.

RUSSIA / AFRICA

Gianni (centre of photo) Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia in 1940.

I was commander of an armored platoon in Africa, Tunisia. Of course, we patrolled and came into contact with the enemy in battle." 1942, Gianni is the 4° from the right in the 1° row.

It was a peak , that’s all. It was conceived by my father and my grandfather in the 30’s. Gianni with his sister Christiana in Sestriere.

SESTRIERE

Gianni in Sestriere in the 70's. The town was practically invented, as a resort for tourism and skiing by the Avoccato's grandfather in the mid-thirties.

At St.Moritz Airport in 1973, waiting to be transported on to the slopes.

ST. MORITZ

VAL CHISONE

Outside the helicopter, in search of the most seclusive slopes in the mountains of Val Chisone.

USA

With David Rockefeller in 1965, in New York, during the inauguration of the new main entrance of the Italian Palace, embellished with bas-reliefs by Giacomo Manzù, donated by Fiat as a sign of friendship and cooperation between Italy and the United States

In Rome with his sister Maria Sole in Piazza del Quirinale in 1970

ROME

TORINO

Gianni poses for a photographic shoot in front of the Mirafiori plant, the factory built by his grandfather.

Gianni and Donna Marella in the garden of Villa Bona next to a sculpture of Henry Moore

Gianni with his husky Dyed Eyes at his home Villa Frescot in Torino.

1954, Gianni in the stand of honour during a Juventus-Sampdoria game, together with the Mayor of Genova, Vittorio Pertusio.

Gianni at the “Stadio Comunale” in 1951 with Montaeri and the English football manager Jesse Carver.

Gianni on the roof of the Lingotto plant, with the “Bolla” designed by Renzo Piano in the background.

GIANNI AGNELLI: ALBUM OF A LIFETIME

I was commander of an armored platoon in Africa, Tunisia. Of course, we patrolled and came into contact with the enemy in battle."
1942, Gianni is the 4° from the right in the 1° row.

It was a peak , that’s all. It was conceived by my father and my grandfather in the 30’s.
Gianni with his sister Christiana in Sestriere.