Alfredo Chiappori
Alfredo Chiappori | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 August 1943 (age 81) Lecco, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Cartoonist, writer |
Alfredo Chiappori (born 27 August 1943)[1] is an Italian satirical cartoonist and writer.
Born in Lecco, Chiappori enrolled at the National Institute of Art graduating in 1965. After dedicating himself to painting for a few years, in 1967 he started teaching art and drawing at the Liceo scientifico in his hometown. He made his professional debut in 1968 with Up il sovversivo ("Up the subversive"), a comic strip series inspired by the 1968 student protests and published in the magazine linus.[2][3]
After releasing several books with the publisher Feltrinelli, in 1975 Chiappori started a long collaboration as a cartoonist with the magazine Panorama. His collaborations also include the newspaper Corriere della Sera and the magazines Ca Balà and Fabbrica e stato.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Biografia". alfredochiappori.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 February 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b Franco Fossati. "Chiappori, Alfredo". Dizionario Illustrato del Fumetto. Mondadori, 1992. p. 56. ISBN 8804355441.
- ^ a b Luciano Secchi. "Chiappori, Alfredo". Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.247-8.
