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Gérald Poussin
Gérald Poussin (born 1946) is a Swiss artist, illustrator, painter, sculptor, animator and comics artist. Biography Poussin was born on 13 August 1946 in Carouge, Switzerland. He was involved in the animated films ''Trou attention'' (1970), ''Colonel Zabu'' (1970), ''Alphon au pays des merveilles'' (1972), ''La Nuit des Ploucs'' (1977), and ''Téo Véra change de monde'' (1979). Two of his films were presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971; he then set himself up as a cartoonist in Paris, working for a number of newspapers, including ''Hara-Kiri (magazine), Hara-Kiri'', ''Zinc'', ''Charlie Hebdos'', ''L'Echo des Savannes'', ''Le nouvel Observateur'', and ''Libération''. After publishing albums of comic strips such as ''Tendences débiles'' (1979), ''Papiers Gras'' (1981), ''Aventures de Buddy et Flappo'' (1983), and ''Le clan cervelas'' (1986), he became a Painting, painter, sculptor, illustrator (of ''Fables de la Fontaine'' [1996]), poster artist, furniture maker, carpet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carouge
Carouge () is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Carouge is first mentioned in the Early Middle Ages as ''Quadruvium'' and ''Quatruvio''. In 1248 it was mentioned as ''Carrogium'' while in the 14th Century it was known as ''Quarrouiz'' or ''Quarroggi''. In 1445 it was mentioned as ''Quaroggio''. The current city was built by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy, starting in 1760–70. It obtained the status of city in 1786. Carouge was taken by revolutionary France in 1792, apparently with considerable local support. During the Napoleonic wars, in 1814 Carouge was reincorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia following a brief occupation by Austria. The Treaty of Turin (1816) transferred Carouge to the Canton of Geneva and it therefore became part of the Swiss Confederation. Geography Carouge has an area, , of . Of this area, or 4.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 8.5% is forested. Of the rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
