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ArtistsJijé
Jijé

Jijé

Belgian, 1914–1980
WA-00095977
Marcinelle school
Representation
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Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
4
Assets Indexed
1
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (1)

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  • Is PublishedManual· 100%

Source Registry (1)

  • Wikidata
    Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Why this artist matters now

Joseph Gillain, better known by his pen name Jijé, was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Marcinelle school
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Artworks (2)

Artwork sources (1)

2 published of 2 catalogued · 2 with image
  • Wikidata
    2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

5 entries · 1 sources
  • Spirou et Fantasio in « Le Journal de Spirou »
    · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Fantasio
    · Wikidata · 2 prov
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Background

Education

École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre
Visual Arts
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
Visual Arts
Université du Travail Paul Pastur
Visual Arts
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