▁and ▁eth ical ▁fla ws ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century . ▁He ▁fought ▁against ▁influence ▁of ▁Sic ilian ▁M af ia ▁in ▁Italian ▁politics , ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁campaign ed ▁against ▁use ▁of ▁stra it jack ets ▁in ▁psych iat ric ▁w ards , ▁and ▁champion ed ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁Sic ilian ▁far mers ▁in ▁their ▁battle ▁for ▁land ▁ownership ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁created ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁collections ▁of ▁draw ings , ▁founded ▁celebrated ▁Sic ilian ▁cultural ▁mag az ines , ▁Sic ilia ▁and ▁Cic lo pe , ▁and ▁illustrated ▁works ▁by ▁Mach ia vel li , ▁K afka , ▁Leon ardo ▁S cias cia , ▁Giovanni ▁Ar p ino ▁and ▁Giuseppe ▁Ung are tt i ▁amongst ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Car uso ' s ▁work ▁has ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁collections ▁of ▁notable ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁arts , ▁including ▁Hel ena ▁Rub en stein , ▁Arthur ▁Jeff ress ▁and ▁I rene ▁Br in . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁' comm ander ' ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Republic , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁Culture ▁and ▁Art ▁from ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Italy . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Acc adem ia ▁di ▁San ▁Lu ca . ▁ ▁Life ▁and