Bernadette Després

Bernadette Després
Born (1941-03-28) March 28, 1941
Paris, France
Nationality France
Known for comic books

Bernadette Després (born March 28, 1941) is a French illustrator and comic book artist.[1]

She was born in Paris and studied at the Ecole de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs there. She began working as an illustrator at Bayard Presse, where she worked on the magazines Pomme d'Api and Okapi. In 1977, she introduced Tom-Tom and Nana, probably the most popular series in French comics for young people, in the magazine J'aime lire; the series has also been adapted for television.[2][3][1]

In 1990, she was awarded the Prix RTL. In 1993, she received the Prix Bernard Versele from La ligue des Familles de Belgique. In 1999, she received the Prix Jeunesse du festival d'Angoulême for Dégâts à gogo. In 2001, Tom-Tom and Nana received the Prix spécial du public jeunesse at the Le Festival de la bande dessinée de Darnétal. In 2002, she was awarded the Grand prix de l'Humour Tendre at the Salon international du dessin de presse et d'humour de Saint-Just-le-Martel for Radio casserole et les premiers de la casse.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bernadette Després". Lambiek Comiclopedia.
  2. 1 2 "Bernadette Després" (PDF) (in French). Festival BD de Bois-Colombes 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bernadette Després, espiègle dessinatrice de Tom-Tom et Nana". Culturebox. November 23, 2012.
  • "Bernadette Després web site" (in French).
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