Grazia Nidasio
Grazia Nidasio | |
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Born | 9 February 1931 Milan, Italy |
Died | 25 December 2018 Certosa di Pavia, Italy | (aged 87)
Occupation | Comic artist |
Grazia Nidasio (9 February 1931 – 25 December 2018) was an Italian comic artist and illustrator.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Nidasio graduated from the Liceo scientifico in her hometown and later from the Brera Academy.[1][2][3] In the 1950s she started a long collaboration with the children magazine Corriere dei Piccoli, for which she worked for over 35 years, creating a large number of popular characters, starting from Alibella and Gelsomino.[1][2][4] She is best known for the series Valentina Mela Verde and its spin-off Stefi , which between late 1960s and early 1990s recounted in a realistic, tender and humorous way the everyday life of two adolescent sisters of their time.[1][2][3][5] Her comics have been published in a number of countries, including France, Brazil and Argentina.[3]
Nidasio collaborated with
During her career Nidasio was recipient of numerous awards, including the
References
- ^ a b c "Nidasio, Grazia nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Colombo, Severino (25 December 2018). "Morta Grazia Nidasio, la signora dei fumetti italiani". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Celi, Rita (25 December 2018). "È morta Grazia Nidasio, caposcuola del fumetto italiano con Stefi e Valentina Mela Verde". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Fochesato, Walter (25 December 2018). "Grazia Nidasio". Rivista Andersen (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Giacomotti, Fabiana (26 December 2018). "Grazia Nidasio e la guerra di Stefi". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Grazia Nidasio – Fumettista e illustratrice". Archivio Storico Barilla (in Italian).