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
Grendelbruch ( or ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
Grendelbruch is a mountain village set in the forested region to the west of Obernai.
Surrounding communes
* BÅ“rsch, Mollkirch, ...
,
Département du Bas-Rhin,
Alsace, 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 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''.
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), Spanish, Afrikaans, Japanese, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Hebrew.
Awards
* 1970 : "Mention" Premio Critici in Erba,
Bologna Children's Book Fair[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[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