Thé Tjong-Khing
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Thé Tjong-Khing is a children's book illustrator
based in The Netherlands.
He was born in Purworedjo, Java to a large Chinese Indonesian
family. As a child he was interested in the Tarzan
comic strips of Edgar Rice Burroughs
. Thé attended the Seni Rupa (arts) institute in Bandung
. He came to the Netherlands in 1956 and started as a draftsman
at the Toonder Studio's, initially as a volunteer and later as an employee.
In addition to his work on Olivier B. Bommelstrip's, he also contributed to the magazine Tina and created Arman & Ilva. In 1970 he was asked to provide illustration for Miep Diekmann's children's book. He became a freelance illustrator providing illustration to many children's book authors such as van Guus Kuijer
, Els Pelgrom, Sylvia Vanden Heede en Dolf Verroen.
Thé won the Gouden Penseel (Golden Brush) award three times, and in 2005 won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for his book Waar is de taart? (Where is the cake?), a picturebook without text. For this he also won the Zilveren Penseel and was nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis in 2007.
Thé is also a film expert and has won many quizzes and contests over the years.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
based in The Netherlands.
He was born in Purworedjo, Java to a large Chinese Indonesian
Chinese Indonesian
Chinese Indonesians, also called the Indonesian Chinese, are an overseas Chinese group whose ancestors emigrated from China to Indonesia, formerly a colony of the Netherlands known as the Dutch East Indies...
family. As a child he was interested in the Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
comic strips of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.-Biography:...
. Thé attended the Seni Rupa (arts) institute in Bandung
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
. He came to the Netherlands in 1956 and started as a draftsman
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
at the Toonder Studio's, initially as a volunteer and later as an employee.
In addition to his work on Olivier B. Bommelstrip's, he also contributed to the magazine Tina and created Arman & Ilva. In 1970 he was asked to provide illustration for Miep Diekmann's children's book. He became a freelance illustrator providing illustration to many children's book authors such as van Guus Kuijer
Guus Kuijer
Guus Kuijer is a Dutch author. He wrote books for children and adults, and is best known as the author of the Madelief series of children's books.- Early life :Guus Kuijer is born on 1 August 1942 in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
, Els Pelgrom, Sylvia Vanden Heede en Dolf Verroen.
Thé won the Gouden Penseel (Golden Brush) award three times, and in 2005 won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for his book Waar is de taart? (Where is the cake?), a picturebook without text. For this he also won the Zilveren Penseel and was nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis in 2007.
Thé is also a film expert and has won many quizzes and contests over the years.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Biographical sketch (in English)