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Tignous
French caricaturist and press cartoonist
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About
Tignous, real name Bernard Verlhac, was a French press cartoonist born in Paris in 1957. Trained at the École Boulle, he began his career in press drawing in 1980 and joined Charlie Hebdo the same year. He contributed to numerous newspapers such as Marianne, Fluide Glacial, L'Humanité, and Télérama. Committed and humanist, he published over a dozen books, including 'Tas de riches' and 'Le Procès Colonna'. A member of Cartoonists for Peace, he was killed during the attack on Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015. He was posthumously made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
* 1957-08-21 — † 2015-01-07
Major works
- On s'énerve pour un rien (1991)collection of drawings
- Tas de riches (1999)collection of drawings
- Le Sport dans le sang (2006)collection of drawings
- Le Procès Colonna (2008)comic book
- 5 ans sous Sarkozy (2011)collection of drawings
Key milestones
- 1980Began his press cartooning career and joined Charlie Hebdo.
- 2015Killed in the attack on Charlie Hebdo on January 7.
- 2015Posthumously made Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Themes
political satiresocial critiquehumanismeconomysport
Sources: id.loc.gov · britannica.com · lambiek.net
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