Philippe Honoré (cartoonist) explained

Philippe Honoré
Birth Date:25 November 1941
Birth Place:Vichy, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Alias:Honoré
Cartoonist:y
Years Active:1984–2015
Signature:Signature honore.png

Philippe Paul-Louis Juste Honoré (in French ɔnɔʁe/; 25 November 1941 – 7 January 2015), known by the pen-name Honoré, was a French cartoonist[1] and a long-time staff member of Charlie Hebdo.

Honoré was among five cartoonists assassinated on 7 January 2015, during the shooting attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper office.[2]

Biography

Born in Vichy, Honoré grew up in Pau. Honoré was a self-taught artist, getting published for the first time in 1957 in the regional newspaper Sud-Ouest.[3] [4]

He worked as an industrial designer for the Société Nationale des Gaz du Sud-Ouest, a natural gas supplier.

Honoré had a long career in newspaper and magazine cartoons, working with dozens of publications, including Sud-Ouest,[1] Libération,[1] Le Monde,[1] Les Inrockuptibles,[1] La Vie ouvrière,[5] Charlie Mensuel,[5] Le Matin,[5] and Expressen.[6] He illustrated many book covers, including the anniversary edition of Petit Larousse. His artwork was featured in a number of group exhibitions.

He became a staff cartoonist for Charlie Hebdo in 1992. With its thick line (somewhat reminiscent of woodcuts), and strong reliance on black-and-white, Honoré's style stood out from the other Charlie Hebdo cartoonists.[7]

The last cartoon tweeted by Charlie Hebdo minutes before the attack was an illustration by Honoré of the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, offering formal New Year's wishes.[8]

Honoré was critically wounded during the attack, and died in the hospital emergency room.[9]

Publications

Press
Illustrations
Graphic albums
Graphic novels

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/personnage/Honor%C3%A9/184626 Philippe Honoré
  2. Web site: Attentat contre " Charlie Hebdo " : Charb, Cabu, Wolinski et les autres, assassinés dans leur rédaction. Le Monde. French.
  3. L. V., « Le dessinateur Honoré, de Pau à Charlie Hebdo » [archive], La République des Pyrénées, 9 janvier 2015 (in French).
  4. Arnaud Schwartz, « Honoré, la puissance du rire et le noir du trait » [archive], La Croix, 8 janvier 2015 (in French).
  5. http://www.charliehebdo.fr/index.php?id=673 Honoré
  6. Web site: Tidigare medarbetare på Expressen offer. Giertz. Elias. 7 January 2015. Expressen. Swedish. 8 January 2015.
  7. Olivier Delcroix, « Philippe Honoré, l'honneur de la profession » [archive], Le Figaro, 8 janvier 2015.
  8. News: Ray Sanchez. Ed Payne. Ashley Fantz. French cartoonists killed in Paris took a profane aim at the world. 8 January 2015. CNN. 8 January 2015.
  9. Alverson, Brigid. "Cartoonist Philippe Honoré among ‘Charlie Hebdo’ victims," Comic Book Resources: Robot 6 (8 January 2015).