Born
Antonio Augusto Rubino in
Sanremo, Rubino graduated in law. Then, as an autodidact, he turned his focus to drawing, debuting as the illustrator of
Alberto Colantuoni's book ''L'Albatros''. After collaborating with several newspapers and magazines, in 1908 he started a collaboration as illustrator and cartoonist with the children's magazine
Corriere dei Piccoli, for which he created numerous successful comic characters, notably
Quadratino and
Italino. In the 1920s and 1930s Rubino was also chief-editor and sometimes founder of several children's publications, such as
Il Balilla,
Topolino,
Mondo Bambino, and
Mondo Fanciullo. His film
I sette colori (
The Seven Colors, released posthumously in 1955), has been described as one of "the most innovative and eclectic films" in the Italian animation field. East Asian painting, and above all
Art Nouveau. ==References==