Athos Careghi


Athos Careghi, is an Italian cartoonist of emilian origin. He is an autodidact and works and lives in Milan.

Biography

He worked for newspapers in Belgium and the Netherlands and was a worker in a rubber factory and a miner in a coal mine. Back in Italy he started studying and working as a typist and eventually graduated in Economics and commerce.
He does not use words in his cartoons and is nicknamed "Silence".
One of his most famous characters is Fra Tino, a young, joyful, candid and speechless monk.
Now works for "IL GIORNALINO".