Oskar Weiss (cartoonist)
Oskar Weiss (also known as Oski ; born January 24, 1944 in Chur ) is a Swiss draftsman , painter and cartoonist ; he describes himself as an inventor of pictures .
Life
From 1963 to 1968 Weiss trained as a graphic designer at the Zurich School of Applied Arts . Until 1978 he performed his own texts and music in small theaters with the Bernese Trouvères . He drew for Die Weltwoche , the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , the Nebelspalter and the Berner Zeitung . He created wall paintings , exhibited in various galleries and is the author of books for adults and children.
Award
- Medal of Honor of the Civic Community of Bern , 2010.
literature
- Swiss Institute for Art Research (Ed.): Artist directory of Switzerland , 1980–1990. Huber, Frauenfeld 1991.
- Swiss Institute for Art Research (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Art . Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 1998.
Web links
Commons : Oskar Weiss - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Oskar Weiss in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Oskar Weiss (cartoonist) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Weiss, Oskar. In: Sikart (status: 2018), accessed on July 5, 2019.
- Website by Oskar Weiss
- Peter de Jong: Article in the magazine of the Churer Zeitung (PDF; 259 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berner Trouvéres on the miwiki website
- ↑ Portrait of Oskar Weiss on his website
- ↑ Short biography on the Zytglogge Verlag website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weiss, Oskar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oski |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss draftsman, painter and cartoonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chur |