found: Wikipedia, February 15, 2024(Gino Boccasile; Italian illustrator; born in Bari; completed studies at the fine art school there; after the death of his father (a perfumer) in 1925, he moved to Milan, eventually gained a post at the Mauzan-Morzenti Agency; he produced posters, illustrated fashion magazines, and gained fame for sensuous renderings of the female form; following the lead of fellow poster artist Achille Mauxan, he went to Buenos Aires, where he met his future spouse Alma Corsi; in 1932 he moved to Paris; participated in the Salon des Indépendants that year; after returning to Milan he opened a publicity, ACTA, in Galleria del Corso with his friend Franco Aloi; illustrated for several Italian periodicals and designed book covers for publishers Mondadori and Rizzoli; a supporter of Mussolini, produced propaganda for the government; enlisted in the Italian SS Division, drawing recruitment posters and illustrating propaganda; after the war he was imprisoned and tried for collaborating with the fascists; acquitted, but could not find work for a while; set up his own agency in Milan, created posters for Paglieri cosmetics, Chlorodont toothpaste, Iperchina liquors and Zenith footwear; died in Milan)
