1 album/11 artworks – This artist is connected to 18 artworks that are mentioned as being published for Histoire d’O, published in 1973 by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, who was the original publisher in 1954. I only found a few artworks, not all 18. And it is not certain that this book was ever published.
Bill Alexander’s career began in the 40s supplying cartoon art to the independent record label Miltone. Following that he teamed with his friend Gene Bilbrew to create what was arguably the first black superhero strip The Bronze Bomber for the weekly African American newspaper the Los Angeles Sentinel. Alexander’s main claim to this…
Rene Giffey (1884 – 1965) was a French cartoonist, illustrator of books and magazines and comic book writer. His drawings appeared in magazines and girl , Chrissy , The Epatant , The Little Illustrated , Ace , Bold! and Junior .His career as a cartoonist began in 1921. Over the…
Adolfo Mariño Ruiz (1912 – ?), also known as simply Ruiz, was born in Tampico. He studied art and architecture and drew his first comics and cartoons in 1935 for Mujeres y Deportes (sports cartoons) and Paquito (‘Charros del BajÃo’). In the following year, he was present in PaquÃn with…
Joseph Zacharie Jacques Apoux (1846 – 1910) was known as Joseph Apoux. The artist was born in the center of France, but seems to have spent his adult life in Paris. It’s unclear under what circumstances brought him to the capital, and how much training he received as an artist….
Max Kislinger (1895 – 1983) was an Austrian graphic artist, watercolorist, and folklorist whose erotic oeuvre stands out for its witty, earthy charm and masterful execution. Primarily working in the form of ex-libris (bookplates), often as woodcuts or hand-colored prints, Kislinger created highly personal and private erotic commissions that blended…
Edouard Chimot (1880 – 1959) was a French artist, illustrator and editor whose career reached its peak in the 1920s in Paris, through the publication of fine quality art-printed books. As artist his own work occupies a characteristic place, but as editor also his role was extremely important in bringing together some…