Adolf Oehlen
Adolf Oehlen (* 1914 in Rheinhausen-Friemersheim ; † 1972 ) was a German illustrator and caricaturist.
In the post-war period, Oehlen drew a number of humor books such as the volume Astronaut Latin in 1970 , which received “Mini Science Fiction Stories” from Jo Pestum . He is the father of the artists Albert and Markus Oehlen .
The illustrations in the books of the Meterverlag come from the motifs of a plastic bag filled with caricatures, which Albert and Markus Oehlen made available from the estate of their father Adolf Oehlen. The individual authors chose their illustrations from this stock.
Fonts
- Astronaut Latin. Space travel as nobody knows. Guaranteed without a preface by Wernher von Braun, but with 13 mini science fiction stories by Jo Pestum . Düsseldorf: Schwann, 1970. DNB 457726601
Web links
- Example drawings from the book Astronaut Latin ( Memento from May 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Oehlen, Adolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German illustrator and caricaturist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rheinhausen-Friemersheim |
DATE OF DEATH | 1972 |