Ellekappa | |
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| Born | Laura Pellegrini 12 November 1955 (age 68) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
Laura Pellegrini (born 12 November 1955), best known as Ellekappa, is an Italian editorial cartoonist, comic artist and illustrator.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Pellegrini graduated from a fashion school for stylists before being employed as a clerk in a ministerial office.[1] First close to anarchism and later to the Italian Communist Party, she made her comic debut in the political magazine Città futura.[1][2] Since then she collaborated with numerous high-profile newspapers and magazines, notably Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, L'Unità, Il manifesto, Il Male, Linus, Cuore, Tango, Noi donne.[1][2] She also served as a collaborating writer in several satirical shows, notably Striscia la notizia and Drive In.[1]
The main subjects of Ellekappa's generally black-and-white cartoons are two people, often women, discussing the daily events in a harsh and bitter tone, in a dialog generally consisting of just two lines.[1][3] In 2007, she was awarded the Flaiano Prize for satire.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zanatta, Sara; Zaghini, Samanta; Guzzetta, Eleonora (2009). "Ellekappa: una donna in prima linea". Le donne del fumetto: l'altra metà dei comics italiani : temi, autrici, personaggi al femminile (in Italian). Tunué. pp. 267–9. ISBN 978-88-89613-36-8.
- 1 2 "Ellekappa". Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ Dell’Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo. "Ellekappa" Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.