Ewert Karlsson (1918–2004), signature EWK, was a Swedish artist and political cartoonist. He drew for Aftonbladet and Land among others.[1]

Ewert Karlsson
Born
Died6 January 2004(2004-01-06) (aged 85)
Known forcaricature, editorial cartoon, illustrator

He illustrated Runer Jonsson's books about Vicke Viking.[2]

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[3] 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[4]

He was awarded the Illis quorum in both 1988 and 1993.[5]

A museum about EWK and his drawings is located within the Museum of Work in Norrköping, Sweden.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Ewert Karlsson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ^ The Sixteenth International Salon of Cartoons, by Robert La Palme Directeur du Salon International of Cartoons, Ville de Montréal, Montréal 1979. 813 pages.
  4. ^ EWK, Cartoonist of the year 1979, The International Pavilion of Humour of Montréal, 1979, 72 pages
  5. ^ "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ^ Kuivanen, Pauli Olavi (3 April 2008). "Dröm om EWK blir verklighet". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  7. ^ "New EWK Museum inaugurated April 1". Nordstjernan. 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
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