Hans Ulrich Steger

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Hans Ulrich Steger , known as HU Steger (born March 21, 1923 in Zurich ; † June 18, 2016 in Maschwanden ) was a Swiss caricaturist , children's book author , painter and object artist.

Life

Steger was born as the son of an architect in Zurich and grew up in Küsnacht . From 1939 to 1943 he was in training at the Zurich School of Applied Arts (specialist class for graphics) before he graduated from the recruit school in 1943 and then switched to active service. In 1943 his first caricatures appeared in the Nebelspalter . From 1945 to 1961, Steger was a regular contributor to Weltwoche , each time for the title caricature. From 1960 to 1981 he taught at the Zurich School of Applied Arts - first fashion and then craft teacher classes - and from 1963–1968 at the Lucerne School of Applied Arts .

From 1961 to 1967 Steger was a caricaturist for the Zürcher Woche , from 1967 to 1997 for the Tages-Anzeiger . There he drew initially exclusively on international politics, later also on Swiss domestic politics. Steger also worked regularly for Nebelspalter again from 1972 to 1987 . As a cartoonist, he is a master of direct, blunt statements. He was also active as a painter, graphic artist, object artist, toy inventor, author of children's books, exhibition designer and amateur folklorist.

Steger died in Maschwanden , Zurich, in 2016 . His estate is in the Archives for Contemporary History at ETH Zurich .

Cartoons

Steger's caricatures are often inspired by models from literature (especially fairy tales and nursery rhymes ) and art (paintings, sculptures and film). He often used press photos of politicians as a template.

Steger donated around 1,800 original caricatures to the Archives for Contemporary History at ETH Zurich . They date from the time between the end of the Second World War and the turn of the millennium and deal primarily with international and Swiss politics.

Children's books

With the trip to Tripiti (1967) and When Kubaki comes (1976) Steger celebrated two great successes and showed his great passion for small details and foreign countries. The children's book Reise nach Tripiti, published in 1967, was translated into numerous languages ​​such as English, Afrikaans, Danish, Swedish, Dutch and Japanese.

Other works

  • High politics , Scherz, Bern 1946.
  • Tooth for a tooth: 50 years of world history in pictures , Limmat Verlag, Zurich 1999.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Hans U. Steger. In: Archives for Contemporary History. Retrieved April 11, 2018 .
  2. ^ A b Claudia Bieler: Hans-Ulrich Steger. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . July 18, 2016 , accessed April 11, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Steger, Hans Ulrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steger, HU; Steger, Hans Uli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss caricaturist, children's book author, painter and object artist
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 2016
Place of death Maschwanden