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Andre (Farkas) Francois

Andre (Farkas) Francois (1915 - 2005) was active/lived in New York / France, Hungary.  Andre Francois is known for Satirical cartoons and illustrations for magazines, books and posters.

"André François Is Dead at 89; Illustrator With Biting Satire," Online obituary, The New York Times, By Steven Heller, April 15, 2005
        
André François, the French cartoonist and illustrator whose biting satires of the human comedy influenced a generation of American editorial illustrators to veer from traditional realism, died on Monday at his home in Grisy-les-Plâtres, France. He was 89.

The cause was heart and kidney failure, said a friend, the children's book illustrator Étienne Delessert.

From the 1950's through the 80's, Mr. François's work appeared frequently in leading French satiric magazines and in popular American publications such as The New Yorker, Holiday, Vogue and Sports Illustrated, as well as in children's and adult illustrated books and advertising posters.

In the 50's and 60's romantic realism and literalism were the reigning conventions for illustration in the United States. But in   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5176 characters.]  Artist bio

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