Gio’s work is defined by its 21st century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

I Morosi Alla Finestra
Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979) Manufactured by Maharam (American, founded 1902)

Legge Mediterranea
Designed by Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979) Manufactured by Manifattura JSA, Busto Arsizio, Italy (1949–78); founded by Luigi Grampa (1915–76)

"Architettura" Cabinet
Designed by Piero Fornasetti Italian, 1913-1988 Designed by Gio Ponti Italian, 1891-1979

Superleggera Chair
Gio Ponti Italian, 1891–1979 Manufactured by Cassina (Italian, founded 1927)

Ponti de Rialto, ou Rivoalto, Venice
Carlo Ponti Italian, c. 1823-1893

Elevated view of the city including docks, Venice
Carlo Ponti Italian, c. 1823-1893

Piazza di S. Marco Dalla Chiesa
Carlo Ponti Italian, c. 1823-1893

The Actors Nakamura Tomijuro I as Enju Disguised as the Shirbyoshi Gio (right), and Nakamura Noshio I as Goo Disguised as Hotoke Gozen (left), in the Play Miyako-zome Gio Katsugi, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770
Ippitsusai Buncho Japanese, active c. 1755-90

Title Page: Collection of several drawings engraved after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) engraved on copper and presented to Thomas Jenkins, painter and member of the Academy of St. Luke, out of respect and friendship from his fellow member, the architect Gio. Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Italian, 1591-1666)

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)