Frans van Lamsweerde postcard catalogue

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Frans van Lamsweerde (1920-1969), the Dutch draftsman, illustrator, and former Disney artist, was born in the Netherlands, but the specific place of birth is not explicitly mentioned in the consulted sources. He emigrated to the United States in 1950. More

Frans van Lamsweerde worked at the Toonder studios and Geesink in the 1940s. His work for Toonder included 'Pinneke Proost', an advertising comic strip for Kabouter-Jenever in collaboration with Hans G. Kresse, Cees van de Weert, and Henk Kabos. The booklet was printed in 1943 but not distributed. It was published in a limited edition in 1995.

In 1950, he emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States. There he worked as an illustrator of children's books, greeting cards, and comics. Shortly after his arrival in the US, he started working at Walt Disney Studios as a background artist and merchandise illustrator. After four years at Disney, Van Lamsweerde decided to become a freelance artist.

He illustrated for the children's book division of Western Printing (Golden Books & Whitman Publishing) and was often asked to illustrate Hanna-Barbera licensed merchandise. He also designed various playing cards for Western/Whitman. He lived in Van Nuys, California. His name (signed "Frans Van") can be found on calendars, Christmas cards, decorative prints, magazines, and much more.

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Full name

Frans van Lamsweerde

Aliases

Faun

Born

niet bekend, 20-6-1920

Nationality

Dutch

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Deceased

niet bekend, 25-9-1969