Grazia Nidasio (9 February 1931 – 25 December 2018) was an Italian comic artist and illustrator.
Grazia Nidasio | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1931 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 25 December 2018 (aged 87) Certosa di Pavia, Italy |
| Occupation | Comic artist |
Life and career
editBorn 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 Corriere della Sera as a cartoonist and an illustrator, and illustrated numerous children books, including several Astrid Lindgren's novels.[2][6] She also worked in advertising, notably creating the Piccolo mugnaio bianco ("Little white miller") character, i.e. the mascot of the 1980s Mulino Bianco advertising campaigns.[3][6]
During her career Nidasio was recipient of numerous awards, including the Yellow Kid Award in 1972 and the Premio Andersen in 1987 and in 2001.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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).