Tato (Guglielmo Sansoni)
Italy (1896—1974)Born Guglielmo Sansoni, he officially adopted the pseudonym Tato in 1920, symbolically abandoning his birth name. In 1922 he met Marinetti and joined the Futurist movement. In 1929 he signed the Manifesto of Futurist Aeropainting together with other Futurist artists. His artistic experimentation encompassed various disciplines, from graphic design to sculpture, photography and ceramics. In 1930, together with Marinetti, he organised the First National Photography Competition and developed the Manifesto of Futurist Photography. He also wrote his autobiography in 1941.
