Amédée de Noé
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Charles Amédée de Noé, known as Cham (26 January 1818 – 6 September 1879), was a
lithographer
.
He was born in Paris and raised by a family who wished for him to attend a
Nicolas Charlet and Paul Delaroche and began work as a cartoonist. He eventually took up the pseudonym
of "Cham".
In 1839, he published his first book, Monsieur Lajaunisse, which began a career that would span 40,000 drawings. In 1843, he began to have his illustrations published in newspapers like Le Charivari, a publication where he was on staff for thirty years. Later works included Proudhon en voyage and Histoire comique de l'Assemblée Nationale. He wrote a number of comic plays towards the end of his life. He died in Paris in 1879.
Depiction of people of colour
Cham was known for his racist portrayal of French people of colour.
References
External links
Media related to Amédée de Noé at Wikimedia Commons
- Lambiek Comiclopedia article.
- Les folies de la Commune, a fully digitized work by "Cham"
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