Barbisio (Dog & Hat)

Giovanni Mingozzi was a Bolognese graphic artist of great importance, who in addition to creating highly original posters, founded the ATLA advertising agency, a firm that produced a remarkable number of posters during the 1920s and 1930s. The most famous name in hats in Italy has always been Borsalino. Its largest competitor was a company called Barbisio, located in near Sagliano Mica, a small village about 20 minutes north of Biella, where the finest woolen mills produce the most luxurious woven cloth in the world. Barbisio fell on hard times during the 1980s, and by decade's end had to liquidate its equipment and close its factory. Source: http://www.thevintageposter.com/ArtDetail.asp?Size=med&Inv=3558