Raymond Burki
Raymond Burki (born September 2, 1949 in Epalinges ; died December 29, 2016 ) was a Swiss press draftsman , caricaturist and illustrator .
Life
After an apprenticeship as a photo retoucheur in Lausanne, Burki went to Paris for a year and then worked again in Switzerland. His first cartoon appeared in the Tribune Le Matin in 1976 . He was then employed by the newspaper 24 Heures , which published around 8,000 caricatures of him in 38 years. The SonntagsZeitung and the magazine Bilan also printed his caricatures. His caricatures have been published in several anthologies.
Fonts (selection)
- Couleur Burki: 150 designs by Raymond Burki . Foreword and captions by Fabien Dunand. Lausanne: 24 Heures, 1992
- Burki 00: 150 designs by Raymond Burki . Foreword and captions by Jacques Poget. Lausanne: 24 Heures, 2000
- Burki 09: 170 designs from Raymond Burki . Foreword and captions by Thierry Meyer. Lausanne: 24 Heures, 2009
Web links
- Literature by and about Raymond Burki in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- The popular French- speaking caricaturist Raymond Burki is dead , at 1815.ch, December 29, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burki, Raymond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss press artist, caricaturist and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Epalinges |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 2016 |