Libico Maraja
Maraja, Libico Romano
April 15, 1912 – December 30, 1983 (aged 71)
Birth place: Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
Inclined to art since a little child, 16 years old wins the Maraini Award for drawings. Professional graphic and illustrator for advertisement and posters since 1932, continues with record covers, school books, and theater scenography. From 1952 illustrations and covers for juvenile books become his most important department, to which he will apply until death.