Alfredo Chiappori (27 August 1943 – 14 October 2022) was an Italian satirical cartoonist, comic artist 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

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and published in the magazine ''

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''.Luciano Secchi. "Chiappori, Alfredo". ''Enciclopedia Mondiale del Fumetto''. Editoriale Corno, 1978. p.247-8. Chiappori also drew a comic series about the history of Italy, titled ''Storie d'Italia''. After releasing several books with the publisher Feltrinelli, in 1975 Chiappori started a long collaboration as a cartoonist with the magazine ''

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''. His collaborations also include the newspaper ''

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'' and the magazines ''Ca Balà'' and ''Fabbrica e stato''. He also designed a few album covers.

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External links

Lambiek Comiclopedia article.

Alfredo Chiappori
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