Raymond Burki Explained
Raymond Burki |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1949 |
Birth Place: | Épalinges, Vaud, Switzerland |
Occupation: | Cartoonist |
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Raymond Burki (2 September 1949 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cartoonist. He did over 8,000 drawings over the course of his career, and spent four decades as a cartoonist for 24 heures.
Early life
Raymond Burki was born on 2 September 1949 in Épalinges, Vaud, Switzerland.[1] [2] His father was a cook.[1]
Burki was trained in photo manipulation in a rotogravure firm in Lausanne.[1] [3] He was an avid reader of Charlie Hebdo in his youth.[1]
Career
Burki started his career in Paris for a year, until he returned to Switzerland to work in rotogravure from 1971 to 1979.[3]
Burki published his first cartoon in La Tribune de Lausanne in 1976.[1] He subsequently worked as a cartoonist for 24 heures over four decades.[1] He also published cartoons in Bilan and Die Sonntagszeitung.[3] He was best known for his ironic cartoons of politicians,[2] most of which contained no words, only drawings.[1] He did over 8,000 drawings over the course of his career,[2] [4] and he retired in 2014.[5] Many of his cartoons were published as books.
Burki won the Prix du meilleur dessin étranger in Epinal in 1988, the Prix du public in Morges 1989, the Prix Jean Dumur in 1990, the Prix du meilleur livre d'humour Juvignac in 1998, and the Prix de la Fondation vaudoise pour la promotion et la création artistiques in 2003.[3]
Personal life, death and legacy
Burki resided in his hometown of Épalinges.[1] He enjoyed angling for mussels.[1] He was left-wing.[1]
Burki died of cancer on 29 December 2016.[1] [4] His funeral will be held at the Abbey of Montheron in Montheron near Lausanne.[6]
Upon his death, Jacqueline de Quattro, a member of the Council of State of Vaud, "He was a very touching person, and I admired his free spirit. Even though his drawings could be vitriolic, they were also respectful and tender towards people. I was honored to be cartooned by him."[6]
Selected works
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Burki sonne le glas?. 1983. Editions du Sauvage. Lausanne. 83024349.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Dunand. Fabien. L'effet Burki : 128 dessins. 1988. Lausanne. 9782826510598. 715136593.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Dunan. Fabien. Couleur Burki : 150 dessins de Raymond Burki. 1992. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826510956. 715194734.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Signé Burki : 150 dessins. 1999. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826511304. 79667003.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Dessinez, c'est facile!. 2001. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826511373. 82767771.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Burki 01 : 152 dessins de Raymond Burki. 2001. Marketing 24 Heures. Lausanne. 9782826511410. 718098697.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Burki 02 : 151 dessins de Raymond Burki. 2002. Marketing 24 Heures. Lausanne. 716842923.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. François. Silvant. Sketches : une sélection des meilleurs sketches. 2003. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826511472. 85315698.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Burki 03 : 152 dessins de Raymond Burki. 2003. Marketing 24 Heures. Lausanne. 9782826511489. 716613820.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Burki 04 : 152 dessins de Raymond Burki. 2004. Marketing 24 Heures. Lausanne. 9782826511656. 716915099.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Burki 05 : 152 dessins de Raymond Burki. 2005. Marketing 24 Heures. Lausanne. 9782826511694. 717877324.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Burki 06 : 162 dessins de Raymond Burki. 2006. Marketing 24 Heures. Lausanne. 9782826511816. 717244374.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Poget. Jacques. Burki 07 : 182 dessins. 2007. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826511847. 428126241.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Meyer. Thierry. Burki 08 : 165 dessins. 2008. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826511892. 428178949.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Meyer. Thierry. Burki 09 : 170 dessins de Raymond Burki. 2009. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826511908. 717465543.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Tous dopés par Burki : le dopage vu par Raymond Burki. 2009. Glénat. Nyon. 9782723473644. 717390311.
- Book: Burki. Raymond. Meyer. Thierry. Burki 10 : 166 dessins. 2010. Lausanne. Marketing 24 Heures. 9782826511915. 718686325.
Further reading
- Book: Geiser. Anne. Burki le franc-rire : argent du pouvoir, pouvoir de l'argent. 1999. Association des amis du Cabinet des médailles. Lausanne. 9782940094707. 716950912.
Notes and References
- News: Gobbo. Stéphane. Burki, disparition d’une institution du dessin de presse. December 30, 2016. Le Temps. December 29, 2016.
- News: Le dessinateur romand Raymond Burki est décédé à l'âge de 67 ans. December 30, 2016. Radio Télévision Suisse. December 29, 2016.
- Web site: Raymond Burki. Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne. December 30, 2016.
- News: Dubath. Philippe. Le dessinateur Raymond Burki est décédé. December 30, 2016. Tribune de Genève. December 29, 2016.
- News: Dubath. Philippe. Burki, 8000 dessins, 38 ans d’humour fou dans 24 heures. December 30, 2016. 24 Heures. August 16, 2014.
- News: "J'ai tout de suite vu que c'était le bon dessinateur". December 30, 2016. 20 Minutes. December 29, 2016.