Ben van 't Klooster comic book catalogue

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Ben van 't Klooster was one of the main artists at Marten Toonder Studios between 1946 and 1966. He made 'Filo Fop' and 'Fiedeflier'. In addition, a lot of artwork for the comics 'Koning Hollewijn' and 'Tom Poes'. In 1960 he left the Studios and became a cartoonist More

Ben van 't Klooster was an employee of the Marten Toonder Studios. Between 1946 and 1966 he was one of the most important illustrators at the studios in Amsterdam. He made two comics himself, starting with 'Filo Fop', published in Tom Poes Weekblad in the late 1940s. The strip was continued in daily and weekly newspapers when the magazine closed. The manufacturer of the detergent Klok published one small booklet of the comic strip in the 1950s. His second comic was 'Fiedeflier'. This strip was distributed by a soap company through the Spar supermarkets.

In the 1950s, Van 't Klooster was one of the main artists of the daily comic strip 'Tom Poes'. He drew the strip together with his colleague Ben van Voorn, who concentrated on the backgrounds.

In addition to 'Tom Poes', Van 't Klooster and Van Voorn also provided most of the artwork for the comic strip 'Koning Hollewijn' in the same decade. Ben van 't Klooster left the Toonder Studios in 1960 and became an art teacher.

Between 1962 and 1966 Van 't Klooster returned to the Toonder studios. During this period he worked on the weekly 'Tom Poes' comics for Donald Duck and Revue and was also head of the art studio for a while. Ben van 't Klooster died on December 7, 2005.

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Full name

Ben van 't Klooster

Born

, 25-2-1924

Nationality

Dutch

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Deceased

, 7-12-2005

Particular profession

Draftsman, illustrator