Mushroom Garden

Massimo Ascani

United Press

Umbrellas sprout like mushrooms in the damp air of St. Peter's Square in Rome as a huge crowd braves a drizzle to receive a blessing from Pope Pius XII. In foreground unprotected from the rain, is a statue of St. Peter.

Massimo Ascani, "Mushroom Garden," in POYi Archive, Item #2439, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/2439 (accessed April 30, 2025).