Roland Kohlsaat
Roland Kohlsaat (born May 24, 1913 in Hamburg ; † February 1, 1978 in Hamburg-Bergedorf ) was a German comic artist, illustrator and author.
Life
After finishing secondary school, Roland Kohlsaat attended the arts and crafts school in Hamburg, where he was trained as a lithographer , painter and sculptor . In the 30s he earned his living drawing pictures of horses, portraits and landscapes. After he was called up as a soldier in the Second World War , he worked on an estate as a horse groom and painter after the war. A comic strip was created for the radio magazine Funkwacht for the first time in 1953, an adaptation of Erich Kästner's Emil und die Detektiven . After the paper was renamed TV , later after merging into TV Hören undsehen , further comics were created ( Plisch and Wisch and Tele Wischen ). He also designed the joke page for the magazine Das Neue Blatt .
In 1953 he was commissioned by the Illustrierte Stern to design a comic for their children's supplement Sternchen , which was to become his greatest success. The result was Jimmy the Rubber Horse (initially: Julio and Jimmy ), the longest-running comic series in German comic history, which was published until 1977.
Works
- Jimmy the rubber horse , Hamburg, serial comic , 1953–1977
- Plisch and Wisch , serial comic , 1959–1961
Web links
- Literature by and about Roland Kohlsaat in the catalog of the German National Library
- Eckart Sackmann: Jimmy the rubber horse. An exhibition in the Wilhelm Busch Museum Hanover
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kohlseat, Roland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German comic artist, illustrator and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1978 |
| Place of death | Bergedorf near Hamburg |