ADOLFO BUSI

Adolfo Busi    1891-1977
Italian, b. Bologna

Busi studied at the Bologna Academy and took part in the 1914 Roman Secession. He primarily worked in graphic design for advertisers, and as an illustrator of classic fairytales for children’s books. His work was used for propaganda purposes during the First World War. Afterwards in the 1920’s, he gave much more of his attention to creating posters and glamour postcards.