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RAFAELLO BUSONI (1900-1962) was a graphic artist, painter and illustrator, as well as the author of several books. He illustrated numerous classic juvenile and adventure books, including as Robinso...visualizza altroRAFAELLO BUSONI (1900-1962) was a graphic artist, painter and illustrator, as well as the author of several books. He illustrated numerous classic juvenile and adventure books, including as Robinson Crusoe, Tom Sawyer, David Copperfield, and Robin Hood. Busoni was born on February 1, 1900 in Berlin, Germany, the son of an Italian musician and composer, Ferruccio Busoni, and Gerda Sjöstrand, the daughter of a Swedish sculptor. Busoni was self-taught in his artistic career, and exhibited his works for the first time in 1917 in the Zurich gallery, Tanner. He remained in Switzerland for five years and then worked in Paris and Berlin, where he made his mark as an illustrator. In 1935, he and his young family emigrated to Madeira, where they remained until the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. In October 1939, they travelled from Norway to New York, where they remained and Busoni continued his career as a painter and illustrator until his death in March 1962, aged 62.visualizza meno