Poul Ströyer

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Poul Ströyer , originally Poul Strøyer (born July 13, 1923 in Denmark , † November 20, 1996 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish artist , illustrator and caricaturist .

life and work

Poul Ströyer started drawing and painting at the age of 16. In 1946 he came to Sweden. Poul Ströyer often drew sharp, political caricatures. His style was simple but accurate. Ströyer was also a skilled painter and illustrator.

1951–57 he worked for the Stockholm daily newspaper Stockholms-Tidningen , where his colleague Ewert Karlsson (1918–2004) was also employed. Then he went to the national Dagens Nyheter . There, until his death in 1996, he drew his “little men” in daily political events almost every day. These were published annually as Ströyer's dagbok (Ströyer's diary). The example here in the article from 1982 shows Olof Palme in front of the empty table, which he found after his time in the opposition, exclaiming: “Tischlein deck 'dich”.

Poul Ströyer also made a name for himself as an illustrator of his own children's books and children's books by others, where he also worked with the children's book author Lennart Hellsing . Ströyer has been honored with many domestic and foreign awards for his work. He is represented in many museums.

representation

  • National Museum, Stockholm.
  • Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
  • Museerna i Göteborg, Malmö, Örebro u. a.
  • Collection of caricatures & cartoons, Basel, Switzerland.

Awards

  • German Youth Book Prize 1961.
  • Albert Bonniers 100-årsminne 1966.
  • Elsa Beskow plaque 1967.
  • Författarfondens bokillustratörpris 1976.
  • Svenska Akademins Gretz Scholarship 1995.
  • Konungens medalj (Royal Medal) i 8: e storleken i Högblått band 1996.

Bibliography (selection)

  • Sagan om PP och hans stora horn 1956
  • Bytt by bytt 1960
  • Utan ord 1963
  • Boken om bagar Bengtsson 1966 (tillsammans med Lennart Hellsing)
  • PP fixar allt 1972
  • Guld, Greenland and Transsib 1974
  • Följ pilen PP 1979
  • Tre decennier 1980
  • Ströyers skissbok från Paris 1982
  • Ströyers Dagbok 1954-1989
  • Minneserinringshågkomster 1989
  • Följa John 1994
  • Årets Ströyer 1990-1996

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personal data
SURNAME Ströyer, Poul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Strøyer, Poul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish artist and caricaturist
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Denmark
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 1996
Place of death Stockholm