Oliviero Toscani
Appearance
Oliviero Toscani | |
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Born | Oliviero Toscani 28 February 1942 |
Died | 13 January 2025 Cecina, Italy | (aged 82)
Occupation | Photographer |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Spouse | Kirsti Toscani |
Children | 3 |
Oliviero Toscani (28 February 1942 – 13 January 2025) was an Italian photographer.[1] He was known for designing controversial advertising campaigns for Italian brand Benetton from 1982 to 2000.[2][3]
Toscani was hospitalised on 10 January 2025 in Cecina, Italy for problems caused by amyloidosis.[4][5] He died three days later on 13 January, at the age of 82.[6][7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Current Biography Yearbook 1999 Elizabeth A. Schick – 1998– Page 571
- ↑ Prayer Graeme Garrett, Oliviero Toscani – 2000
- ↑ Tungate, Adland: A Global History of Advertising pp 138–43
- ↑ "Oliviero Toscani's Conditions Worsen, His Wife: "Road of No Return"". L'Unione Sarda English. 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "Oliviero Toscani's Struggle with Rare Disease". www.ilmessaggero.it. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "Oliviero Toscani, photographer behind shock Benetton ads, dead at 82". Yahoo News. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "Italy's Benetton ad photographer Toscani dies: family". France 24. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-13.