Philippe Fix (born 1 May 1937) is a French illustrator and author of children's books. He studied Decorative Arts in
Strasbourg
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at the
Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and
Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Career
Born in
Grendelbruch,
Département du Bas-Rhin,
Alsace
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, Fix created the comic character Chouchou for the magazine
''Salut les copains'' in 1963.
The magazine ''Chouchou'' was founded specifically for the character in 1964, and in the same year it appeared as a "singer" on two records with the voice of
Jean-Jacques Debout
Jean-Jacques Debout (born 9 March 1940, in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter. In addition to his albums, he has written for a number of renowned artists like Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Dalida, and Chantal Goya. He has also composed a gr ...
at higher speed, including one song "La Mascotte des copains" with Fix's lyrics.
[''Souvenirs, souvenirs-- cent ans de chanson française'' by Bertrand Bonnieux, Pascal Cordereix, Élizabeth Giuliani, Gallimard, 2004. ] In 1965 it appeared in the magazine ''
Pilote
''Pilote'' (), for a while subtitled ''the magazine of Asterix and Obelix'' (French: ''Le Journal D’Astérix et D’Obélix'' ) was a French comics magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major Franco-Belgian comics, French ...
''.
The book ''Chouchou au Far West'' was published in 1966.
Books with Fix' illustrations have appeared in French, German, English, Italian, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Swedish, Norwegian (
bokmål
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), Spanish, Afrikaans, Japanese, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Hebrew.
Awards
* 1970 : "Mention" Premio Critici in Erba,
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world.
Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy. It is the meeting place for al ...
[Awardees Bologna Children's Book Fair 1970.]
(Italy) for '' Serafin und seine Wundermaschine'', written by
Alain Grée and
Janine Ast, which Fix illustrated.
* 1972 : "Mention" Premio Grafico Fiera di Bologna per l'Infanzia,
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world.
Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy. It is the meeting place for al ...
[Awardees Bologna Children's Book Fair 1972.]
(Italy) for '' Serafin: lesen verboten'', written by
Alain Grée, illustrated by Fix.
* 1990: Hans Christian Andersen Diploma for ''Il y a cent ans déjà ''
Bibliography
References
Sources
Philippe Fix on ricochet-jeunes.orgThe Book of Giant Stories, Publishers WeeklyNot So Very Long Ago: Life in a Small Country Village, Publishers Weekly
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1937 births
Living people
People from Bas-Rhin
French children's book illustrators