Peter Pontiac
Dutch cartoonist (1951–2015)
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Peter Pontiac (born Peter J.G. Pollmann; 28 April 1951 – 20 January 2015) was a Dutch cartoonist, comics artist and illustrator. He was the winner of the 1997 Stripschapprijs.[1] Pontiac died on 20 January 2015,[2] after a lengthy battle with severe liver disease.
28 April 1951
| Peter Pontiac | |
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Photo: Frank van Oortmerssen | |
| Born | Peter J.G. Pollmann 28 April 1951 |
| Died | 20 January 2015 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Area | Cartoonist, Artist |
Notable works |
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| Awards | 2011 - Marten Toonderprijs 1997 - Stripschapprijs |
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Biography
He was known for leading a life in the fringe and was addicted to heroin for several years, something he drew autobiographical comics about as well.[3] He illustrated various album covers for bands like Parados, Thud!, The Bouncers, The Schizofrenics, Dead Moon and bootleg singles by Lou Reed and Bob Dylan.[4]
At the time of his death, Pontiac was working on a new graphic novel (STYX of de zesplankenkoorts) about his disease and awaiting death.[5] He got money for this project through crowd funding.[6]
Lettering
For Oog & Blik he did the lettering of the Dutch editions of Art Spiegelman's Maus and Robert Crumb's Introducing Kafka.
Bibliography
- 2011 - Rhythm, Oog & Blik (Complete collected comics 1969–2011, except Kraut)
- 2000 - Kraut Biografiek (Podium)
- 1998 - De ketens van kitsch (ISBN 90-801-821-0-9)
- 1998 - The Quick Brown Fax
- 1990-1997 - Pontiac Review (a series of 7 books) (Oog & Blik)
- 1997 - Lost in the Lowlands, self-published, 2nd printing Oog & Blik
- 1994 - De luchtgitaar (Meulenhoff)
- 1993 - The making of sacred pin-ups (Griffioen)
- 1990 - Requiem Fortissimo (ISBN 90-303-8941-9) (Oog & Blik)
- 1981 - Natural Jewboy (illustr.) (ISBN 90-70460-01-7)
Awards
- 1997 - Stripschapprijs for his entire oeuvre
- 1998 - Professor Pi Illustrator's Prize from the city of Amsterdam
- 2011 - Marten Toonderprijs for his entire oeuvre [7]
