Raymond Burki

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Raymond Burki
Raymond Burki in 2009
Born2 September 1949
Épalinges, Vaud, Switzerland
Died29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 67)
OccupationCartoonist

Raymond Burki (2 September 1949 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cartoonist. He did over 8,000 drawings over the course of his career, and spent four decades as a cartoonist for 24 heures.

Early life

Raymond Burki was born on 2 September 1949 in Épalinges, Vaud, Switzerland.[1][2] His father was a cook.[1]

Burki was trained in

photo manipulation in a rotogravure firm in Lausanne.[1][3] He was an avid reader of Charlie Hebdo in his youth.[1]

Career

Burki started his career in Paris for a year, until he returned to Switzerland to work in rotogravure from 1971 to 1979.[3]

Burki published his first cartoon in

La Tribune de Lausanne in 1976.[1] He subsequently worked as a cartoonist for 24 heures over four decades.[1] He also published cartoons in Bilan and Die Sonntagszeitung.[3] He was best known for his ironic cartoons of politicians,[2] most of which contained no words, only drawings.[1] He did over 8,000 drawings over the course of his career,[2][4] and he retired in 2014.[5]
Many of his cartoons were published as books.

Burki won the Prix du meilleur dessin étranger in Epinal in 1988, the Prix du public in Morges 1989, the Prix Jean Dumur in 1990, the Prix du meilleur livre d'humour Juvignac in 1998, and the Prix de la Fondation vaudoise pour la promotion et la création artistiques in 2003.[3]

Personal life, death and legacy

Burki resided in his hometown of Épalinges.[1] He enjoyed angling for mussels.[1] He was left-wing.[1]

Burki died of cancer on 29 December 2016.

Abbey of Montheron in Montheron near Lausanne.[6]

Upon his death, Jacqueline de Quattro, a member of the Council of State of Vaud, "He was a very touching person, and I admired his free spirit. Even though his drawings could be vitriolic, they were also respectful and tender towards people. I was honored to be cartooned by him."[6]

Selected works

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gobbo, Stéphane (December 29, 2016). "Burki, disparition d'une institution du dessin de presse". Le Temps. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Le dessinateur romand Raymond Burki est décédé à l'âge de 67 ans". Radio Télévision Suisse. December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Raymond Burki". Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Dubath, Philippe (December 29, 2016). "Le dessinateur Raymond Burki est décédé". Tribune de Genève. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Dubath, Philippe (August 16, 2014). "Burki, 8000 dessins, 38 ans d'humour fou dans 24 heures". 24 Heures. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  6. ^ a b ""J'ai tout de suite vu que c'était le bon dessinateur"". 20 Minutes. December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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