Bruno Caruso, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bruno Caruso

Italian artist and painter (1927-2018)

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1927

Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 04-Nov-2018

Profession: writer, artist, graphic designer, illustrator, painter

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Bruno Caruso (Italian: ['bru?no ka'ru?zo]; 8 August 1927 – 4 November 2018) was an influential Sicilian artist, graphic designer and writer who spent much of his adult life working in Rome. Caruso's work focused on the moral, political and ethical flaws of the 20th Century.
He fought against influence of Sicilian Mafia in Italian politics, protested against the Vietnam War, campaigned against use of straitjackets in psychiatric wards, and championed the rights of Sicilian farmers in their battle for land ownership in the aftermath of World War II.Over the course of his career he created more than 25 collections of drawings, founded celebrated Sicilian cultural magazines, Sicilia and Ciclope, and illustrated works by Machiavelli, Kafka, Leonardo Sciascia, Giovanni Arpino and Giuseppe Ungaretti amongst many others.Caruso's work has ended up in the collections of notable 20th Century patrons of the arts, including Helena Rubenstein, Arthur Jeffress and Irene Brin.
In 1993 he was designated a 'commander' of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and in 2001 he received the Gold Medal of Merit for Culture and Art from the President of Italy.
He was a member of the prestigious Accademia di San Luca.