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Show I x s " " & N X " ' ' ' 1 r : L ' " ! HIS WORh'S NOT ALL "OFFAL" - San Francisco - Artist Dante Pessagno, applies paint to canvas while at work in the yard of lus brother's home. Pessncno, 44, came to San Francisco from Taly In 1954. His brother Aldo was already here - well estabUshPO sr.d a stockholder in the Scavengers p.--tective Association, a group of garbage men, and a hardy v.or .?r on the refuse trucks. Dante joined him and went to work too, then had to stop work beci'.::. e c f o r.t on the hand. At just about that time tne Scavengers completed their new office building ... n--v.:.--1 ?.-.,,. decorations. Aldo mentioned Dante for the job, and after seeing his work, members of tv.? ;. : - i r! :-ied to let Dante paint for his s-Jr.ry Instead of hauling rubbish. Pessagno works in c' - - r.-.i in In-Ua ink. He has co;. . J a mural map of San Francisco for the Scavengers' . ; . . ; stnes of his native Italian couiwy- Bide for the offices in the building. |