Giorgio De Gaspari

Giorgio De Gaspari (Foresto) was an Italian artist and illustrator. Born in Milan in 1927, De Gaspari’s father was a draughtsman from whom the young Giorgio learnt to draw. Accepted into the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan his first job after graduating was to fill in for the popular cartoonist and illustrator, Walter Molino, whenever Molino was unable to complete a commission. His first illustration was published in 1947 for the Sunday paper, La Domenica del Corriere, …