Fernando Krahn
Fernando Krahn | |
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| Spouse | María de la Luz Uribe |
| Children | Fernanda, Mathias, Santiago |
| Parent | Otto Krahn |
| Website | www |
Fernando Krahn (1935 – 18 February 2010) was a
plastic artist. A celebrated cartoonist, his works were published in Esquire, The New Yorker, The Atlantic and The Reporter. In 1973 he was forced to flee his native country Chile to escape persecution after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état
. Upon moving to Spain, he had over 40 children's books published, which earned him the SM Ediciones' International Illustration Prize in 2001.
Biography
Krahn was born in
animated film, El crimen perfecto, in 1976.[4] In 1984, he began to work for the Barcelona's newspaper La Vanguardia, where he would publish cartoons and works of animation for the rest of his life.[3]
Krahn contributed to
children's books published in the United States, Spain, Chile and Venezuela;[3] this work earned him the SM Ediciones' International Illustration Prize in 2001.[4] Besides his work as an illustrator, he led Krahnfactory, an animated motion studio where he acted as scriptwriter and producer.[3] There have been a few exhibitions devoted to his work: in 2006 Sabadell held one which was focused on his early work[1] and Lleida hosted another one in 2008.[4]
Personal life and death
Fernando had a daughter, called Fernanda,[3] and two sons Santiago and Matias and he was married to Chilean writer María de la Luz Uribe, who died in 1994.[4] Some of his wife's books were illustrated by him and her death is said to have influenced his later work.[2] Krahn died in Barcelona[3][6] on 18 February 2010 of an intestinal ischemia.[3][7]
References
- ^ PDF), La Vanguardia(in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Bufill, Juan (February 19, 2010), "Krahn, silencio definitivo", La Vanguardia (in Spanish), archived from the original on February 23, 2010, retrieved March 2, 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Muere el dibujante y humorista Fernando Krahn", La Vanguardia (in Spanish), February 18, 2010, archived from the original on February 21, 2010, retrieved March 2, 2010
- ^ a b c d e f "El dibujante chileno Fernando Krahn muere en Barcelona", El Periódico (in Spanish), February 18, 2010
- ^ "Fernando Krahn". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "El dibujante chileno Fernando Krahn muere en Barcelona a los 75 años", El Economista (in Spanish), February 18, 2010
- ^ Fernando Krahn dies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Fernando Krahn's animation studio's official website
- Works by Fernando Krahn in LaVanguardia.es[permanent dead link]
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