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Swarte, Joost, 1947-

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Personal name headingSwarte, Joost, 1947-
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Variant(s)Swarte, 1947-
Birth date1947-12-24
Place of birthHeemstede (Netherlands)
Profession or occupationCartoonists Graphic artists
Found inHis Swarte, hors seĢrie, 1984: t.p. (Swarte) jkt. (Joost Swarte, b. Heemstede 12/24/47) p. 9, etc. (Joost Swarte)
Wikipedia, April 13, 2016 (Joost Swarte; Joost Swarte (born 24 December 1947, Heemstede) is a Dutch cartoonist and graphic designer; he is best known for his ligne claire or clear line style of drawing, and in fact coined the term; comic series and characters by Swarte include Katoen en Pinbal, Jopo de Pojo, Anton Makassar, Dr Ben Cine and Niet Zo, Maar Zo- Passi, Messa; he is more famous, however, for his numerous drawings, stamps, posters, cards, LP and CD covers, and for his magazine covers--most noteworthy the Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland, the American magazine The New Yorker, and the Belgian magazine HUMO and the Italian architecture magazine Abitare)