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1940 Nantes, France - 2020 Paris, France. Known for: Satirical French cartoons, comic strips, social commentary.
Claire Bretécher, Satirical French Cartoonist, Dies at 79, Online obituary, The New York Times, by Katharine Q. Seelye, Feb. 26, 2020. She was so incisive about the human condition that in 1976 the... Read full biography
Claire Bretécher, Satirical French Cartoonist, Dies at 79, Online obituary, The New York Times, by Katharine Q. Seelye, Feb. 26, 2020. She was so incisive about the human condition that in 1976 the philosopher Roland Barthes called her the “best sociologist of the year.”. Claire Bretécher, a... Read full biography
Claire Bretécher, Satirical French Cartoonist, Dies at 79, Online obituary, The New York Times, by Katharine Q. Seelye, Feb. 26, 2020. She was so incisive about the human condition that in 1976 the philosopher Roland Barthes called her the “best sociologist of the year.”. Claire Bretécher, a satirical, fearless and lacerating French comic artist who was one of the first women to break into France’s male-dominated cartoon industry, died on Feb. 10 in Paris. She was 79. Her death was announced by... Read full biography
Claire Bretécher, Satirical French Cartoonist, Dies at 79, Online obituary, The New York Times, by Katharine Q. Seelye, Feb. 26, 2020. She was so incisive about the human condition that in 1976 the philosopher Roland Barthes called her the “best sociologist of the year.”. Claire Bretécher, a satirical, fearless and lacerating French comic artist who was one of the first women to break into France’s male-dominated cartoon industry, died on Feb. 10 in Paris. She was 79. Her death was announced by her publisher, Dargaud, which provided no other details. Ms. Bretécher (pronounced bruh-tay-SHAY) became a celebrated cartoonist in the 1970s, and her comic strips were a fixture in French newspapers and magazines for decades. Her work also appeared... Read full biography
Claire Bretécher, Satirical French Cartoonist, Dies at 79, Online obituary, The New York Times, by Katharine Q. Seelye, Feb. 26, 2020. She was so incisive about the human condition that in 1976 the philosopher Roland Barthes called her the “best sociologist of the year.”. Claire Bretécher, a satirical, fearless and lacerating French comic artist who was one of the first women to break into France’s male-dominated cartoon industry, died on Feb. 10 in Paris. She was 79. Her death was announced by her publisher, Dargaud, which provided no other details. Ms. Bretécher (pronounced bruh-tay-SHAY) became a celebrated cartoonist in the 1970s, and her comic strips were a fixture in French newspapers and magazines for decades. Her work also appeared around the world; in the United States she was published in Ms. magazine, Esquire and National Lampo... Read full biography
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Claire Bretécher, Satirical French Cartoonist, Dies at 79, Online obituary, The New York Times, by Katharine Q. Seelye, Feb. 26, 2020
She was so incisive about the human condition that in 1976 the philosopher Roland Barthes called her the “best sociologist of the year.”
Claire Bretécher, a satirical, fearless and lacerating French comic artist who was one of the first women to break into France’s male-dominated cartoon industry, died on Feb. 10 in Paris. She was 79.
Her death was announced by her publisher, Dargaud, which provided no other details.
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