Editorial Cartooning & Caricature

Albert Dubout (1905-1976) was a French cartoonist, illustrator, and poster artist, famous for his teeming crowds, his cats, and his scenes of southern France. He left his mark on book illustration and film posters in the 20th century.

Jean Bosc (1924-1973) was a French humorist cartoonist, a master of wordless humor drawing. His spare line and dark, absurd humor left their mark on post-war French satirical press.

Cabu (1938-2015) was a French press cartoonist, creator of the Grand Duduche and the caricatural character of the Beauf. A major figure in satirical caricature, he contributed to Hara-Kiri and then to Charlie Hebdo, where he was murdered in the attack of January 7, 2015.

Charb (1967-2015) was a French political cartoonist and satirical journalist, publishing director of Charlie Hebdo. A defender of freedom of expression and secularism, he was murdered on 7 January 2015 during the attack on the newspaper.

Chaval, whose real name was Yvan Le Louarn (1915-1968), was a French cartoonist and humorist. Famous for his dark, absurd and deeply pessimistic humor, he left his mark on the press and post-war editorial cartooning.

Copi (1939-1987) was an Argentine writer, playwright, and cartoonist who worked in French. A figure of the Parisian avant-garde, he blended ferocious humor, provocation, and theatre of the absurd.

Fred, whose real name was Othon Aristidès, was a French cartoonist and comic-strip writer of Greek descent. A poet of drawing, he was the creator of Philémon, a dreamlike and surrealist series published in Pilote, and one of the founders of the satirical magazine Hara-Kiri.

Gébé (1929-2004) was a French press cartoonist, screenwriter and comic book author. A major figure of the satirical press, he was editor-in-chief of Hara-Kiri and Charlie Hebdo, and the author of the famous utopia L'An 01.

French press cartoonist and comic-book author of Tunisian-Italian origin, a leading figure of the libertarian spirit and satire from the 1960s to the 2000s. He left his mark on Hara-Kiri, Charlie Hebdo and L'Humanité before being murdered in the attack of 7 January 2015.

Marcel Gotlib (1934-2011) was a French comic book artist and writer, a major figure in humorous comics. Co-founder of satirical magazines, he left his mark on popular culture with his absurd, parodic humor.

Jacques Faizant (1918-2006) was a French press cartoonist and political caricaturist. Long featured on the front page of *Le Figaro*, he is famous for his chatty little old ladies and his depictions of Marianne symbolizing the Republic.

Jean Effel, whose real name was François Lejeune, was a French cartoonist, caricaturist and journalist of the 20th century. His pen name came from his initials F.L. pronounced “eff-el.” He is known worldwide for his poetic and humorous series “The Creation of the World.”

Jean Yanne (1933-2003) was a French comedian, actor, director, screenwriter and broadcaster. A figure of nonconformism and fierce irony, he left his mark on post-war French radio, cinema and satire.

Maurice Henry (1907-1984) was a French cartoonist, poet, and humorist, a key figure of the Surrealist movement. Famous for his humorous drawings published in the press, he was also a painter and sculptor, blending the absurd with poetry.

Mose (Moïse David) was a 20th-century French cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for having taken over and drawn for decades the famous comic strip character Professor Nimbus, originally created by André Daix.

Philippe Honoré (1941-2015) was a French press cartoonist and illustrator, known for his fine, minimalist line and his literary references. A contributor to Charlie Hebdo, he was murdered on 7 January 2015 during the attack on the newspaper.

Piem was a French humor cartoonist of the second half of the 20th century. A well-known figure in press cartooning, he contributed to numerous newspapers and became famous with the general public by drawing live on television.

Pierre Étaix (1928-2016) was a French clown, filmmaker, actor and illustrator. A collaborator of Jacques Tati, in the 1960s he directed slapstick comedies such as “The Suitor” and “Yoyo,” in the tradition of visual comic cinema.

Jean-Marc Reiser (1941-1983) was a French comic-strip artist and caricaturist, a major figure of the satirical press. With a sharp, ferocious style, he embodied the rebellious spirit of Hara-Kiri and then Charlie Hebdo, leaving a lasting mark on French graphic humour.

Roger Blachon (1941-2008) was a French humorous cartoonist and illustrator. A virtuoso of sports drawings and crowd scenes, he contributed to many newspapers and magazines and received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 1993.

Roland Moisan (1907-1987) was a French humorous cartoonist and caricaturist. He is famous for his long career at the Canard enchaîné, where he sketched the political figures of the Fourth and Fifth Republics.

Roland Topor (1938-1997) was a French cartoonist, writer, painter, and filmmaker, a major figure of dark humor and the absurd. Co-founder of the Panic Movement alongside Jodorowsky and Arrabal, he was also the graphic creator of the television series “Téléchat.”

Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932-2022) was a French humorous cartoonist, famous for the tenderness and poetry of his drawings of everyday life. Together with René Goscinny, he created the character of Little Nicholas and drew many covers for The New Yorker.

Sennep is one of the greatest French political caricaturists of the first half of the 20th century. His sharp pencil sketched the figures of the Third Republic and Parisian political life in the satirical press.

Maurice Sinet (1928-2016), known as Siné, was a French press cartoonist and caricaturist, a figure of anarchism and satirical drawing. His sharp-lined drawings left their mark on the post-war French press, from L'Express to Charlie Hebdo.

Bernard Verlhac, known as Tignous (1957-2015), was a French press cartoonist and caricaturist. A contributor to Charlie Hebdo, Marianne and Fluide glacial, he championed freedom of expression through satirical drawing. He was murdered on 7 January 2015 during the attack on Charlie Hebdo.