Fredy Sigg (1923–1998) was a Swiss designer and cartoonist. He was known nationwide for his
caricature
A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can be either insulting or complimentary, a ...
s during the 1960s to 1980s. He was active as a free-lance graphicist and illustrator from 1947. From 1958 he worked as a caricaturist for the ''
Nebelspalter'', ''
Weltwoche'' and ''
Beobachter
''Beobachter'' (''Observer''), also known by its former name ''Der Schweizerische Beobachter'', is a German-language Swiss magazine
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'' newspapers, later also for ''Züri-Woche'', ''Schweizerische Handelszeitung'' and ''Annabelle''.
Sigg married three times; Tatjana Kürschner (1948), Johanna Büchle (1953) and Edith Thalmann (1961).
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1923 births
1998 deaths
Swiss caricaturists
Swiss cartoonists
Swiss designers