Dutch cartoonist Stefan Verwey became famous through his satirical cartoons in newspaper De Volkskrant. Verwey got his interest in combining humor with images when he was just a child, watching movies of Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy. His first published work, the comic 'Broeder Gosewijn', described his frustrations about his boarding-school years. This comic was first published in the magazine Katholieke Illustratie, and eventually came out in Belgium, South Africa and Italy.
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Starting in 1973, Vervey worked for De Volkskrant, where he made political cartoons in the 'Dag In Dag Uit' feature as well as other sections, like Wetenschap (Science). Later on, he also drew for Vrij Nederland. In the mid-1980s, he got a hernia, which prevented him from drawing for a while. After his recovery, he took on drawing again, and changed his style. At the moment, Verwey also works for De Gelderlander and De Standaard.
Verwey has received various prizes for his work. His gags were collected and published by De Harmonie Amsterdam, and he had a big exhibition in the Kunsthal in Rotterdam.
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