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Paul Degen (born March 24, 1941 in Basel ; † May 31, 2007 in Liestal ) was a Swiss illustrator , caricaturist , painter and sculptor .

He was best known for his cartoons for the New York Times and his 34 covers for The New Yorker magazine . He gained further fame in the 1990s with the invention of the Roma birth wheel .

Life

After training as a lithographer at Wassermann AG in Basel and graduating from the Basel Art School , Paul Degen continued his training in Paris in Theo Ballmer's graphic studio and at the Académie Julian . In the 1960s Paul Degen worked as a freelance graphic artist and illustrator for Herbert Leupin , Celestino Piatti , Fritz Bühler and the Atelier Eidenbenz in Switzerland. In 1970 he moved to New York and worked alongside his freelance cartoonist and illustrator for the New York Times , Esquire , Harper's Magazine and The Atlantic Monthly at Push Pin Studios with Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast . After stays in Brazil , Peru , Hawaii , Bali and his return to New York at the end of the 1980s, Paul Degen moved back to Liestal near Basel in 1990 . Paul Degen died on May 31, 2007 in Liestal as a result of an operation.

Exhibitions

Book illustrations

Web links

Paul Degen's work on the Internet

personal data
SURNAME Rapier, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss illustrator, caricaturist, painter and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 2007
Place of death Liestal