Peter Pontiac

Peter Pontiac
Born Peter J.G. Pollmann
(1951-04-28)28 April 1951
Beverwijk, Netherlands
Died 20 January 2015(2015-01-20) (aged 63)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Area(s) Cartoonist, Artist
Notable works
  • Kraut Biografiek
  • Requiem Fortissimo
Awards 2011 - Marten Toonderprijs
1997 - Stripschapprijs
http://www.peterpontiac.nl/

Peter Pontiac (born Peter J.G. Pollmann; 28 April 1951 – 20 January 2015) was a Dutch cartoonist. He was the winner of the 1997 Stripschapprijs.[1] Pontiac died on 20 January 2015,[2] after a lengthy battle with severe liver disease.

At the time of his death, Pontiac was working on a new graphic novel (STYX of de zesplankenkoorts) about his disease and awaiting death.[3] He got money for this project through crowd funding.[4]

Lettering

For Oog & Blik he did the lettering of the Dutch editions of Art Spiegelmans Maus en Robert Crumbs Kafka.

Bibliography

Awards

References

  1. "38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974–2011". Het Stripschap. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. "Striptekenaar Peter Pontiac overleden". www.NOS.nl (in Dutch). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. "Graphic Novel: Kunstenaar Peter Pontiac over de dood" (in Dutch). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. "STYX of de Zesplankenkoorts, door Peter Pontiac". www.voordekunst.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. "Marten Toonderprijs voor Peter Pontiac". www.eenvandaag.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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