Bernadette Després
{{Short description|French illustrator and comic book artist (1941–2024)}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Bernadette Després
| image = Bernadette DeprèS pop women 1515280.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|03|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, German-occupied France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|11|19|1941|03|28|df=y}}
| death_place = Orléans, France
| nationality = French
| known_for = Comic books
| caption = Després in 2024
}}
Bernadette Després (28 March 1941 – 19 November 2024) was a French illustrator and comic book artist.
Life and career
Després was born in Paris on 28 March 1941. She studied at the Ecole de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs there. Després began working as an illustrator at Bayard Presse, where she worked on the magazines {{ill|Pomme d'Api (magazine)|lt=Pomme d'Api|fr}} and {{ill|Okapi (magazine)|lt=Okapi|fr}}. In 1977, she introduced Tom-Tom and Nana, probably the most popular French comics series for young people, in the magazine J'aime lire; the series has also been adapted for television.{{cite news |url=http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/livres/jeunesse/bernadette-despres-espiegle-dessinatrice-de-tom-tom-et-nana-127299 |title=Bernadette Després, espiègle dessinatrice de Tom-Tom et Nana |work=Culturebox |date=23 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/despres_bernadette.htm |title=Bernadette Després |work=Lambiek Comiclopedia}}
In 1990, she was awarded the Prix RTL. In 1993, she received the {{ill|Prix Bernard Versele|fr}} from La ligue des Familles de Belgique. In 1999, she received the {{ill|Prix Jeunesse du festival d'Angoulême|fr}} for Dégâts à gogo. In 2001, Tom-Tom and Nana received the Prix spécial du public jeunesse at the Le Festival de la bande dessinée de Darnétal. In 2002, she was awarded the Grand prix de l'Humour Tendre at the {{ill|Salon international du dessin de presse et d'humour de Saint-Just-le-Martel|fr}} for Radio casserole et les premiers de la casse.{{cite web |url=http://www.bois-colombes.com/pdf-docs/2012/auteursBD/DESPRES.pdf |title=Bernadette Després |publisher=Festival BD de Bois-Colombes 2012 |language=fr}}
Després died on 19 November 2024, at the age of 83.{{Cite news |date=20 November 2024 |title=Bernadette Després, dessinatrice de « Tom-Tom et Nana », est morte |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2024/11/20/bernadette-despres-dessinatrice-de-tom-tom-et-nana-est-morte_6404810_3260.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=android&lmd_source=default |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Derdevet |first=Manon |date=20 November 2024 |title=La dessinatrice de "Tom-Tom et Nana" Bernadette Després est morte |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/la-dessinatrice-de-tom-tom-et-nana-bernadette-despres-est-morte-5682163 |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=France Inter |language=fr}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.bernadettedespres.fr/ |title=Bernadette Després web site |language=fr}}
- {{IMDb name | 9489142}}
- {{discogs artist|Bernadette Després}}
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Category:French comics artists
Category:French female comics artists