Henk Kuijpers

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Henk Kuijpers (born 10 December 1946 in Haarlem, Netherlands){{cite web |url=http://www.franka.nl/over_henk.html |title=Intro |access-date=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721131327/http://www.franka.nl/over_henk.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 }} Franka.nl Biography Henk Kuijpers is a comics artist most famous for his Franka series.

Comics

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Franka, 23 comic albums
Bars, 2 albums

Kuijpers' Franka comics work features a strong model-like female sleuth solving mysteries, often in exotic locales. The series' images are drawn in strong lines with balanced weight, a style often classified as ligne claire.{{Cite web|url=http://lambiek.net/artists/k/kuijpers_h.htm|publisher=Lambiek Comiclopedia |title=Henk Kuijpers |access-date=16 November 2006 }}

Awards

Kuijpers received the Stripschapprijs prize in 1990.[http://www.comichouse.nl/en/illustration/2d/kuijpers/ Henk Kuijpers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101145/http://www.comichouse.nl/en/illustration/2d/kuijpers/ |date=28 September 2007 }} (portfolio on comichouse.nl website)

References

{{Cite web |url=http://lambiek.net/artists/k/kuijpers_h.htm |title=Henk Kuijpers |access-date=16 November 2006 }}

External links

[http://www.franka.nl/ Franka official site]

Category:1946 births

Category:Living people

Category:Dutch comics artists

Category:Artists from Haarlem

Category:Winners of the Stripschapsprijs