Joseph Pinchon
Joseph Porphyre Pinchon (born April 17, 1871 in Amiens , † June 20, 1953 in Paris ) was a French graphic artist . His brother was the sculptor Émile Pinchon (1872–1933).
Live and act
In his early teens, Pinchon was a student of Fernand Cormon and Paul-Albert Besnard . To earn a living, he worked from 1904 as an illustrator for the magazine Le Petit Journal illustré de la jeunesse . In 1905 he created the well-known character of Bécassine for the girls' magazine La Semaine de Suzette , which he drew until his death. In the period from 1913 to 1950, 27 albums were released on the character. Pinchon subsequently worked for Le Saint Nicolas , L'Écho de Paris and La France . He also worked as a costume designer at the Paris Opera from 1908 to 1914 . In 1920 he made the film Mon Village , which was shot in Oberseebach in Alsace . It showed the life of a family in three epochs. He later worked for the Belgian magazine Wrill , for which he created Gilles du Maquis, the Gringalou, Olive et Bengali and Suzel. Joseph Pinchon was buried in the old Saint-Acheul cemetery in Amiens.
reception
Pinchon influenced a large part of French and Belgian comic illustrators, including Hergé .
literature
- Christine Abelé, JP Pinchon 1871-1953, Musée du Noyonnais , 1988
Web links
- pinchon-illustrateur.info
- lambiek.net
- Literature by and about Joseph Pinchon in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pinchon, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amiens |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1953 |
| Place of death | Paris |