| Ewert Karlsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mogata |
| Died | 6 January 2004(2004-01-06) (aged 85) |
| Known for | caricature, editorial cartoon, illustrator |
Ewert Karlsson (1918–2004), signature EWK, was a Swedish artist and political cartoonist. He drew for Aftonbladet and Land among others.
He illustrated Runer Jonsson's books about Vicke Viking.
In 1979 the EWK was declared Cartoonist of the year of The Sixteenth International Salon of Cartoons of Montréal. Attached to the general international Catalog as a tribute to the winning Artist, a personal anthological volume of his own is produced, limited to one thousand copies, by the city of Montréal and it is distributed to all the participating artists of the world
He was awarded the Illis quorum in both 1988 and 1993.
A museum about EWK and his drawings is located within the Museum of Work in Norrköping, Sweden.
References
- ^ Roos, Cecilia (5 January 2004). "Politiske tecknaren EWK har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- "Ewert Karlsson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- The Sixteenth International Salon of Cartoons, by Robert La Palme Directeur du Salon International of Cartoons, Ville de Montréal, Montréal 1979. 813 pages.
- EWK, Cartoonist of the year 1979, The International Pavilion of Humour of Montréal, 1979, 72 pages
- "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- Kuivanen, Pauli Olavi (3 April 2008). "Dröm om EWK blir verklighet". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- "New EWK Museum inaugurated April 1". Nordstjernan. 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
External links
- EWK-sällskapet, EWK society website (in Swedish)
- EWK at the Museum of Work (in Swedish)
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