Frans van Lamsweerde

(20/6/1920 - 25/9/1969, The Netherlands)


Het betoverde kasteel by Frans van LamsweerdeHet betoverde kasteel by Frans van Lamsweerde
Het Betoverde Kasteel & Het avontuur van Jop en Flop (De Toverpijl, 1948?)

Frans van Lamsweerde worked at the Toonder and Geesink studios for several years, before he emigrated to the USA in 1950. Earlier, he had drawn the adventures of 'Pekky' in magazine De Prins (1944). In the States, he worked for the Walt Disney Studios for four years, before he became a free lance artist. He did many illustration work for the Golden Book of Western Printing. He illustrated several folders, calendars and christmas cards, and is best known in Holland for his Voor Het Kind greeting cards. He also drew comics in the USA, that appeared in some Los Angeles newspapers.
Pekky, by Frans van Lamsweerde